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the act of a person or thing that sets.
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the surroundings or environment of anything: The garden was a perfect setting for the house.
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the mounting in which a jewel is set.
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a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.
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the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place: The setting of this story is Verona in the 15th century.
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the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
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a proponent for or advocate of a political cause, social program, etc.
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the leader or principal person in a movement, cause, etc.
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the first actor in ancient Greek drama, who played not only the main role, but also other roles when the main character was offstage. Compare deuteragonist, tritagonist.
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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
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the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist of Othello.
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Physiology . a muscle that acts in opposition to another. Compare agonist ( def. 3 ) .
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Dentistry . a tooth in one jaw that articulates during mastication or occlusion with a tooth in the opposing jaw.
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Pharmacology . a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.
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a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.
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the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view.
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writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise: The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics.
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the act of presenting to view; display: The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.
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exposure ( def. 10 ) .
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a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
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Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
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a small piece or area of ground: a garden plot; burial plot.
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a measured piece or parcel of land: a house on a two-acre plot.
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a plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc.
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to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
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to fight or contend; do battle.
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a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife.
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controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties.
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discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas.
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a striking together; collision.
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incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another: a conflict in the schedule
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the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
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a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
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a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.
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the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.
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the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
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the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts
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the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president.
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(in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
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Rhetoric .
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a figure consisting of a series of related ideas so arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force or intensity.
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the last term or member of this figure.
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Ecology . the stable and self-perpetuating end stage in the ecological succession or evolution of a plant and animal community.
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