setting
nounUK /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
The place and time where a story happens.
The setting of the story is a small village by the sea.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The way a machine or device is adjusted or arranged.
She changed the setting on the oven to bake the cake.
3. A piece of metal in a ring that holds a jewel.
The diamond fell out of its setting.
4. The act of putting something in a particular place.
The setting of the table took only a few minutes.