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Setting

/ˈsetɪŋ/
The environment or location in which an event or action takes place.

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Examples:

The setting up of the experiments began.

I had to work for Henry, then your house—the perfect setting.

The novel's setting transports readers to a futuristic city.

Etymology:

etymology
Originating from Middle English setten meaning to arrange or place, derived from Old English settan. The term evolved to include environmental aspects during the late Middle Ages.

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