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setting

[set-ing]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that sets.

  2. the surroundings or environment of anything.

    The garden was a perfect setting for the house.

  3. the mounting in which a jewel is set.

  4. a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.

  5. 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.

  6. Also called stage setting.Also called stage set.the scenery and other properties used in a dramatic performance.

  7. Music.

    1. a piece of music composed for certain words.

    2. a piece of music composed for a particular medium, or arranged for other than the original medium.



setting

/ ˈɛɪŋ /

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 — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nonsetting adjective
  • unsetting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of setting1

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English; set, -ing 1
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"I mean, we also don't want to have a service that has lots of settings… that's complexity too."

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But, for a while at least, you’ll probably only hear it on streaming services and not in a concert setting.

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Like Leonard, the five writers featured here excel at their craft while exploring big ideas in settings that draw the reader in.

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Dripping gasoline onto dry grass and deliberately setting it ablaze in the California countryside felt wildly reckless, especially for someone whose job involves interviewing survivors of the state’s all too frequent, catastrophic wildfires.

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It is a quintessentially British tennis experience: punters dressed in their finery, Pimm's in full flow and a beautiful setting, with as much care taken of the flowers and greenery as the pristine courts.

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