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setting
Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
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noun
Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
noun
A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
“The diamond was in a plain gold mount”
noun
A table service for one person
“A place setting of sterling flatware”
noun
The context and environment in which something is set
“The perfect setting for a ghost story”
noun
The physical position of something
“He changed the setting on the thermostat”
noun
The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
“The historical context”
noun
The state of the environment in which a situation exists
“You can't do that in a university setting”
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The diamond was in a plain gold mount
A place setting of sterling flatware
The perfect setting for a ghost story
He changed the setting on the thermostat
The historical context
You can't do that in a university setting
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