setting

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, set) .
  2. Noun.  The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
  3. Noun.  A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
  4. Noun.  A standard level or placement that a knob or control is placed at, for example, the volume setting on a television.
  5. Adjective.  that disappears below the horizon.

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