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stage setting

or stage set

[ steyj set-ing or steyj set ]

/ ˈsteɪdʒ ˌsɛt ɪŋ or ˈsteɪdʒ ˌsɛt /

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noun

setting(def 6).

Words nearby stage setting

stage left, stage manager, stage pocket, stage right, stage screw, stage setting, stage wait, stage whisper, stage-dive, stage-door johnny, stage-driver

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Examples from the Web for stage setting

She had been chairman of the stage-setting committee, and the Monthly had especially commended the boudoir scene.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam
Sssuri straightened up from his last gruesome bit of stage-setting with a sigh of relief.
Star Born|Andre Norton
From other pages we get the stage-setting for this, the most dramatic incident in colonial history.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8|Various
The first stage-setting was Marken Harbor with the hay-boats.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon|C. N. Williamson

They then plan a stage-setting for each act, employing whatever accessories may be necessary for the action.
The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton

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