black-and-white
Because it is a word with a single syllable, black-and-white is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofblack-and-white
- Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
- Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
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