stage setting

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set•ting

(ˈsɛt ɪŋ)

1. the act of a person or thing that sets.

2. the point or position of something, as a thermostat, that has been set.

3. the surroundings or environment of anything.

4. the mounting in which a jewel is set.

5. a group of all the articles, as of china or silver, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.

6. the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place.

7. the scenery or locations, along with properties and other decorative elements, used in a theatrical or film production.

8. a piece of music composed for certain words.

[1325–75]

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Noun

stage setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting

prop, property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"

stage set, set - representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"