rerefons

Catalan

Etymology

From rere- +‎ fons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌre.ɾəˈfons]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌre.ɾeˈfons]

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Noun

rerefons m (invariable)

1. background, context

Further reading

• “rerefons”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007