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setting

 
/ˈsetɪŋ/ noun [C]

Translation

PLACE the place where something is or where something happens, often in a book, play, or film
sahne, dekor, set, yer, çevre, ortam, mahal
The house provided the setting for the TV series 'Pride and Prejudice'.1688
LEVEL a position on the controls of a piece of equipment
ayar, derece
Set the oven at the lowest setting.1319
(Definition of setting noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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