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What does in black and white mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word in black and white? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.
  2. (literally) Using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
  3. Having it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color (as it was shot or recorded).
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Examples
Shot in black and white with dramatic and significant flashes of colour it's three stories rolled into one.
They crave books which confirm mythical notions of a magnificent past, in which villains and heroes are clearly drawn in black and white.
Overall image fidelity in black and white was impressive, but the overall effect was diminished by the bright gray bars.
Brian sees the world in black and white, and Caravaggio painted in lights and darks.
Early lithographs were printed in black and white and sometimes colored by hand.
Their understanding is simplistic and they see rules in black and white terms.

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