| Definitions of 'Setting' |
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1. (noun) setting, scene
the context and environment in which something is set
"the perfect setting for a ghost story"
2. (noun) setting, background, scope
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
"you can't do that in a university setting"
3. (noun) mise en scene, stage setting, setting
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
4. (noun) context, circumstance, setting
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
"the historical context"
5. (noun) setting
the physical position of something
"he changed the setting on the thermostat"
6. (noun) place setting, setting
a table service for one person
"a place setting of sterling flatware"
7. (noun) mount, setting
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"
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| Definitions of 'Setting' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Setting
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
2. (noun) Setting
the act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter
3. (noun) Setting
something set in, or inserted
4. (noun) Setting
that in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin
5. Setting
of Set
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