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Setting

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Noun

1. scene, setting

the context and environment in which something is set

Example Sentences:
'the perfect setting for a ghost story'

2. background, scope, setting

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

Example Sentences:
'you can't do that in a university setting'

3. mise en scene, setting, stage setting

arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

4. circumstance, context, setting

the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

Example Sentences:
'the historical context'

5. setting

the physical position of something

Example Sentences:
'he changed the setting on the thermostat'

6. place setting, setting

a table service for one person

Example Sentences:
'a place setting of sterling flatware'

7. mount, setting

a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

Example Sentences:
'the diamond was in a plain gold mount'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Setting

see synonyms of setting
noun
1. 
the surroundings in which something is set; scene
2. 
the scenery, properties, or background, used to create the location for a stage play, film, etc
3. music
a composition consisting of a certain text and music provided or arranged for it
4. 
the metal mounting and surround of a gem
diamonds in an antique gold setting
5. 
the tableware, cutlery, etc, for a single place at table
6. 
any of a series of points on a scale or dial that can be selected to control the level as of temperature, speed, etc, at which a machine functions
7. 
a clutch of eggs in a bird's nest, esp a clutch of hen's eggs

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Setting

see synonyms of setting
noun
1. 
the act of one that sets
2. 
the position or adjustment of something, as a dial, that has been set
3. 
a thing in or upon which something is set; specif., the backing for a gem or gems, or the style or shape of this
a marquise setting
4. 
the time, place, environment, and surrounding circumstances of an event, story, play, etc.
5. 
actual physical surroundings or scenery whether real or, as on a stage, artificial
6. 
the music or the composing of music for a set of words, as a poem
7. 
the eggs in the nest of a setting hen
8. 
place setting

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Setting

see synonyms of setting
n.
1. The position, direction, or way in which something, such as an automatic control, is set.
2.
a. The context and environment in which a situation is set; the background.
b. The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place.
3. Music A composition written or arranged to fit a text, such as a poetical work.
4. A mounting, as for a jewel.
5. A place setting.
6. A set of eggs in a hen's nest.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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