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setback |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Setback \Set"back`\, n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4. 2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.] 3. A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: setback n : an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {blow}]
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