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• b and w
  b and w

  adjective

  (of a motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.) black and white, as distinguished from color.
• B & W
  B & W

  abbreviation

  black and white

b and w

American  

Or B and W,

adjective

1. (of a motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.) black and white, as distinguished from color.

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noun

1. a black and white motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.

B & W British  

abbreviation

1. black and white

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Etymology

Origin of b and w

First recorded in 1950–55