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Noun setting has 6 senses
- setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
--1 is a kind of environment, environs, surroundings, surround
--1 has particulars: scenario
- setting, background, scope - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
--2 is a kind of environment
--2 has particulars: canvas, canvass; showcase, show window
- mise en scene, stage setting, setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
--3 is a kind of stage
--3 has parts: flat; property, prop; stage set, set
- setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
--4 is a kind of position, place
- place setting, setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
--5 is a kind of service, table service
- mount, setting - 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"
--6 is a kind of mounting
--6 has particulars: pave
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