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setting n. [
scene] the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
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setting n. [
background, scope] the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
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setting n. [
mise en scene, stage setting] arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
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setting n. [
context, circumstance] the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
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setting n. the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
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