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set book

set book noun: a book or other text assigned for reading as part of a course.

Noun

set book (plural set books)

  1. (Commonwealth) A book or other text assigned for reading as part of a course.
    • Since the Apostolic Canons seem to have played the rôle of a set book at Wittenberg […] we may perhaps guess that Melanchthon and may be other lecturers commented on them several times.1961, Pierre Fraenkel, Testimonia Patrum: The Function of the Patristic Argument in the Theology of Philip Melanchthon, page 22
    • Years later, when visiting Japan, I was assured that my book had been a set book at Kyoto University since 1943.1983, John Hicks, Classics and Moderns: Vol. III of Collected Essays in Economic Theory, →ISBN, page 361
    Synonyms:
    coursebook, set text

Synonyms of set book

Forms of set book

pluralset books
alternative formsetbook

Questions about set book

What does set book mean?
Set book means a book or other text assigned for reading as part of a course.
What part of speech is set book?
Set book is a noun.
What is the plural of set book?
The plural of set book is set books.

Words near set book in the dictionary

  1. set aside
  2. set at defiance
  3. set at naught
  4. set at nought
  5. set back
  6. set book
  7. set books
  8. set by
  9. set by the ears
  10. set by the ears together
  11. set chisel

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