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set

 
/set/ n [C] (PLAY BACKGROUND)

Definition

something built or put together to represent a place where the action happens in a play or movie: The set looks just like a real subway car.
(Definition of set n (PLAY BACKGROUND) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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