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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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An independent regulator should have a role in setting football ticket prices because top-flight matches are often too expensive for working class supporters to attend, an MP has claimed.
Two young businesswomen from southern China, who did not want to share their names, tell us they have spent the last two years setting up a shoe factory here: "Now it's ready to go."
Despite having different settings and cultural backgrounds, bosses said the two shows shared common themes of dysfunctional family relationships and the weight of societal and familial expectations.
According to sources, the couple do not use HRH in commercial or public settings - and this was only a private use of the title and was for a gift given more than a year ago.
Taking a blowtorch to space science would also have little effect on the federal budget while setting back American leadership in space — and the inspiration it provides across political divides — by generations.
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