b and w

or B and W, b&w, B&W

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adjective

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

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for b and w

B & W

abbreviation for

black and white

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