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    [Noun]  | "set*off" | \ ˈset-ˌȯf \


    1: something that is set off against another thing:

    2: decoration, ornament

    3: compensation, counterbalance


    Origin: 1621 ;

    [Verb]  | "set off" 


    1: to put in relief : show up by contrast

    2: adorn, embellish

    3: to set apart : make distinct or outstanding


    Origin: circa 1598 ;

    [Verb]  | "set off" 


    1: to cause to function;


      * e.g., " ... set off a bomb "





    [Noun]  | "setoff" 


    1: something that decorates or beautifies;


      * e.g., " ... the architect used stone carvings as setoffs for the building's marble facing "



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