Definition of: setting

(set′ing) noun
1. The act of anything that sets.
2. An insertion.
3. That in which something is set; a frame; environment.
4. The act of indicating game like a setter.
5. A number of eggs placed together for hatching.
6. The music adapted to a song or poem.
7. The scene or background of a play or narrative.
8. The apparent sinking of the sun, etc., below the horizon.
9. The tableware set out for one person.