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setback
noun set·back \ˈset-ˌbak\
: a problem that makes progress more difficult or success less likely
Full Definition of SETBACK
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: a checking of progress
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: 4pitch 7
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: a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below; also : the area produced by a setback
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: automatic scheduled adjustment to a lower temperature setting of a thermostat
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: the distance of a structure or other feature (as a well or septic system) from the property line or other feature
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First Known Use of SETBACK
1674
Rhymes with SETBACK
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SETBACK Defined for Kids
setback
noun set·back \ˈset-ˌbak\
Definition of SETBACK for Kids
: a slowing of progress : a temporary defeat <Despite several setbacks we finished on schedule.>
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