Dictionary Check: setting

"setting" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

noun

the context and environment in which something is set

Example: "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
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noun

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

Example: "you can't do that in a university setting"
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noun

arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

noun

the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

Example: "the historical context"
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noun

the physical position of something

Example: "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
noun

a table service for one person

Example: "a place setting of sterling flatware"
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