Dictionary Check: setting
"setting" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
the context and environment in which something is set
Example:
"the perfect setting for a ghost story"
noun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Example:
"you can't do that in a university setting"
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"
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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