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English to English noun
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the context and environment in which something is set |  | Example: the perfect setting for a ghost story
source: wordnet30
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the state of the environment in which a situation exists | | Example: you can't do that in a university setting
source: wordnet30
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arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted | | source: wordnet30
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the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | | Example: the historical context
source: wordnet30
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the physical position of something | | Example: he changed the setting on the thermostat
source: wordnet30
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a table service for one person | | Example: a place setting of sterling flatware
source: wordnet30
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a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place | | Example: the diamond was in a plain gold mount
source: wordnet30
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The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. | | source: webster1913
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