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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
/ ˈ²õÉ›³Ùɪŋ /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²õ±ð³Ùt¾±²Ô²µ adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ð³Ùt¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Last month, an elderly man died after setting himself on fire near Seoul City Hall weeks earlier.
The flanker quickly rose to his feet and tapped the ball for a penalty before setting in motion what ended with Freeman's opening try.
It has also occupied a demilitarised buffer zone, set up after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, and has sent forces onto the Syrian side of a nearby mountain, setting up nine bases across the area.
Part of it was just the reality of the music business setting in and realizing how cutthroat it is — how tough it is to maintain relevance.
However, it is facing a difficult economic backdrop, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves setting out sweeping benefit cuts last month amid pressures on public spending.
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