scenesetter en · NOUN
Etymology
From scene + setter.
Meanings
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One who, or that which, sets the scene.
To be pragmatically determined, it must be the case that the expression does not contribute new information to the structure of the discourse except as an unremarkable scenesetter.
1986, Michael Shaun Rochemont, Focus in Generative Grammar, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scenesetters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |