table setting

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table setting

noun table settings

A place setting.
Similar: dinner service
also, figuratively The act of setting the table. "Winterfell" does a lot of work in a short amount of time, but unlike some previous episodes that engaged in significant table setting, it never feels too rushed or like characters are being given short shrift in the effort to hurry to the next beat.

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@misc{table_setting_2026,
  title = {table setting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/table%20setting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}