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setting
[ set-ing ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that sets.
- the surroundings or environment of anything:
The garden was a perfect setting for the house.
- the mounting in which a jewel is set.
- a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.
- the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place:
The setting of this story is Verona in the 15th century.
- Also called stage setting, the scenery and other properties used in a dramatic performance.
- Music.
- a piece of music composed for certain words.
- a piece of music composed for a particular medium, or arranged for other than the original medium.
setting
/ ˈɛɪŋ /
noun
- the surroundings in which something is set; scene
- the scenery, properties, or background, used to create the location for a stage play, film, etc
- music a composition consisting of a certain text and music provided or arranged for it
- the metal mounting and surround of a gem
diamonds in an antique gold setting
- the tableware, cutlery, etc, for a single place at table
- 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
- a clutch of eggs in a bird's nest, esp a clutch of hen's eggs
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·tԲ adjective
- ܲ·tԲ adjective
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Example Sentences
Saturday will be England's last chance to lift a trophy in the same setting as September's World Cup final.
However, it is Defra and the regulators who are jointly responsible for setting the framework the water companies operate under.
If China imposes export controls, she added, Australia could begin selling more of its mineral reserves to help lower prices on global markets, and loosen the control China has had on setting prices.
One would be setting a new Scottish record and, if she does that, it will take care of number two - beating her mother's personal best.
Instagram has already introduced "teen accounts" which turn on many privacy settings by default - although some researchers have claimed they were able to circumvent the promised protections.
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