set piece

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set pees]
- /sɛt pis/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set pees]
- /sɛt pis/

Definitions of set piece words

noun set piece an arrangement of slow-burning fireworks forming a design or composition when lighted. 1
noun set piece Theater. a piece of scenery used as part of a stage set, as a profile or three-dimensional construction built to stand independently on the stage floor: A few set pieces simulating rocks and a fence constituted the scenery for the first act. 1
noun set piece a work of art, literature, music, etc., having a prescribed thematic and formal structure: the set pieces of Restoration comedy. 1
noun set piece a scene, action, or the like, having a conventional form and functioning as part of the structure of a work of art, literature, etc. 1
noun set piece a military operation carried out according to a rigid plan. 1
noun set piece (in a novel, narrative poem, or the like) a passage more or less extraneous to the sequence of events, introduced to supply background, color, or the like. 1

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Origin of set piece

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Set piece

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Set piece

set piece popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

set piece usage trend in Literature

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