🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

배경

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: baegyeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Setting/ˈsɛt.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"소설의 배경은 19세기 London입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

    "The hotel is in a beautiful setting overlooking the ocean."
  2. 2

    The level or position to which a control on a machine or device is adjusted.

    "She adjusted the thermostat to a lower setting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'set', originating from Old English 'settan' (to cause to sit, place), and Proto-Germanic '*satjanan'. Over centuries, the noun evolved from the physical act of placing something to encompass the surrounding environment, the mounting of a gemstone, and the adjustment configuration of a device.

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