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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: set‧ting

Noun

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setting (plural settings)

  1. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
  2. The act of setting (various senses).
    the setting of the sun
    the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
  3. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
  4. A level or placement to which a knob or control is set.
    the volume setting on a television
  5. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
  6. Hunting with a setter.
  7. Something set in, or inserted.
  8. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
    Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
    Bach's setting of the Magnificat
  9. The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
  10. The direction of a current of wind.

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Verb

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setting

  1. present participle and gerund of set

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Adjective

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setting

  1. That disappears below the horizon.
    the setting sun
    • 1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 19:
      As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ˈsɛtː.ɪŋ/, [ˈsɛ̂tː.ɪŋ] (historical unit and native verbal noun)
  • IPA(key): /¹ˈsɛtː.ɪŋ/, [ˈsɛ̀tː.ɪŋ] (English borrowing)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtːɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: set‧ting

Etymology 1

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From an obsolete Norwegian word sette (“sixth”), originally referring to one sixth of a quarter of an old barrel. Compare settung (“old unit of dry volume”), from Old Norse séttungr (“a sixth part”).

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  • settung (historical unit of volume and its measuring vessel)

Noun

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setting m (definite singular settingen, indefinite plural settinger, definite plural settingene)

  1. (historical, measurement) an old Norwegian and Scandinavian unit of dry volume, especially for grain, whose value varied locally; in Norway officially fixed in 1683 at one sixteenth of a grain barrel, equivalent to 8.71 litres
    • 1938, Norsk kulturhistorie, volume I, page 348:
      en setting korn
      a setting of grain
  2. a vessel, tub, or barrel with the capacity of one such unit

Etymology 2

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From sette (“to set, put, place”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Noun

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setting f or m (definite singular settinga or settingen, indefinite plural settinger, definite plural settingene)

  1. the act or process of setting, putting, placing, planting, or deploying something
    setting av poteter ― planting potatoes
    setting av garn ― setting fishing nets
    1. (printing) typesetting; the composition and arrangement of type for printing
  2. the manner in which something is placed, arranged, presented, illuminated, or otherwise set, chiefly in compounds
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English setting (“background, context, surroundings”)

Noun

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setting m (definite singular settingen, indefinite plural settinger, definite plural settingene)

  1. a setting, context, or set of surroundings in which an event, action, situation, or work is situated
    Synonyms: ramme, kontekst, omgivelse
    • 1987 February 16, Aftenposten, page 2:
      en betydelig del av abortvirksomheten i USA foregår i privatisert medisinsk setting
      A significant proportion of abortion provision in the United States takes place in a privatized medical setting.
    • 1988 September 28, Aftenposten, page 7:
      en plate som gir oss «Gabriels obo», «Pan» og «Ave Maria» i spennende settinger
      An album that presents us with “Gabriel's Oboe”, “Pan”, and “Ave Maria” in exciting settings.
    • 1991 October 28, NTBtekst:
      settingen [i filmen] er Hollywood i studioenes gullalder
      The setting [of the film] is Hollywood during the golden age of the studios.
    • 1996 May 10, VG, pages 26–31:
      vil du se Munch i en annen setting enn den vanlige, dra til Amsterdam
      To see Munch in a setting different from the usual one, go to Amsterdam.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From setja +‎ -ing.

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Noun

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setting f (definite singular settinga, indefinite plural settingar, definite plural settingane)

  1. the act of putting, setting (something somewhere)
  2. the manner of putting, setting (something somewhere)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English setting.

Noun

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setting m (definite singular settingen, indefinite plural settingar, definite plural settingane)

  1. a setting (frame, background, context, scenario)

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