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setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" |
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background,
scope |
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environment the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
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canvas,
canvass a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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showcase,
show window a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"
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setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat" |
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place,
position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
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setting - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
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scene |
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environment,
environs,
surround,
surroundings the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
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scenario a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
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