Setting is the when and where of a literary text. For example, the novel Gone With the Wind takes place in and around Atlanta, Georgia, and the plot-or action-occurs before, during and after the Civil War. Although it's a simple concept, setting is a vital literary element.
ovum. pl. ova [L.] egg; the female reproductive or germ cell which, after fertilization, is capable of developing into a new member of the same species; sometimes applied to any stage of the fertilized germ cell during cleavage and even until hatching or birth of the new animal. centrolecithal ovum.
cavÂ·ern. n. 1. A large cave. 2. A large underground chamber, as in a cave. tr.v. cavÂ·erned, cavÂ·ernÂ·ing, cavÂ·erns. 1. To enclose in or as if in a cavern. 2.