What does "setting" mean?

The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

What is a synonym for "setting"?

Common synonyms include: context, mount, adaptation, adherence, adjustment, agora.

//ˈsɛtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
2
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted wordnet
3
The act of setting (various senses).
"the setting of the sun"
4
a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place wordnet
5
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.

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a table service for one person wordnet
7
A level or placement to which a knob or control is set.
"the volume setting on a television"
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the context and environment in which something is set wordnet
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The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
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the physical position of something wordnet
11
Hunting with a setter.
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the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event wordnet
13
Something set in, or inserted.
"Thou shalt set in it settings of stones."
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the state of the environment in which a situation exists wordnet
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A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
"Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem"
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The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
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The direction of a current of wind.