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Meanings of black and white in English

Catalan
comunicació escrita
Spanish
lenguaje escrito

Communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

comunicació escrita
Catalan
fotografia en blanc i negre
Spanish
monocromo

A black-and-white photograph or slide.

fotografia en blanc i negre
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Examples for "monochrome"
Examples for "monochrome"
1
Sony curiously decided to leave monochrome on the latest Dualshock controller, however.
The South African
2
By far the best was Boorman's monochrome odyssey through a dead city.
The Irish Times
3
The blood of colour was beginning to run weakly through the monochrome.
The Jervaise Comedy
4
They enabled him to see with almost razor-sharp clarity, albeit in monochrome.
The Alchemyst
5
Dior showed off its almost completely monochrome outfits on a checkered catwalk.
Reuters
Russian
белое и чёрное
Spanish
negro y blanco

Binary opposition.

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белое и чёрное

Following a spaceship accident, a doctor and a convict are trapped in a lifepod.

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Usage of black and white in English
1
Now we must have every particular set down in black and white.
The House That Jill Built, after Jack's Had Proved a Failure
2
The victim himself had written out the accusation in black and white.
The Stillwater Tragedy
3
She dressed quietly and in excellent taste-ingrey or black and white.
The Captives
4
Here it is right here in this paragraph, in black and white.
Crowds / A Moving-Picture of Democracy
5
The CONFESSOR is to the black and white habit of the Dominicans.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
6
The screen flowed with the black and white patterns of the scrambler.
Planet of the Damned
7
With numerous Illustrations in colour and black and white by the Author.
A Dweller in Mesopotamia / Being the Adventures of an Official A...
8
But in the light a thing can be both black and white.
Historical Miniatures
9
And a way-using the black and white striped dress of the dispute.
The Case of Jennie Brice
10
Sure enough, another black and white puppy lay abandoned in the roadway.
Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great Ci...
11
Before that pelicans were all black ; now they are black and white.
Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
12
The back wings have the black and white markings more clearly defined.
Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin
13
She thought that life could be put down in black and white.
The Grey Lady
14
Not all expressions suitable for conversation need reinforcement in black and white.
A Williams Anthology / A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Wi...
15
I know these things, for I possess them in black and white.
The Secrets of the German War Office
16
Gently she fluttered about and ruffled the soft black and white feathers.
Stories of Birds