Usually means: Clear distinction, no intermediate shades.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word black-and-white:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. black-and-white: Merriam-Webster
  2. black-and-white: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. black-and-white, black-and-white: Collins English Dictionary
  4. black-and-white: Vocabulary.com
  5. black-and-white: Wordnik
  6. black-and-white: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. black-and-white: Wiktionary
  8. black-and-white: Dictionary.com
  9. black-and-white: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. Black-and-white: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. black-and-white: Rhymezone
  12. black-and-white: FreeDictionary.org
  13. black-and-white: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. black-and-white: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. black-and-white: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. black-and-white: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. black-and-white: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
adjective:  Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
adjective:  (figurative, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
adjective:  Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps). [(figuratively, idiomatic) Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.]
noun:  Alternative form of black and white [(US, slang, law enforcement) A police patrol car.]

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