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set books

set books is the plural of set book.

Meaning of set book

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
    Synonyms:
    coursebook, set text

Questions about set books

What is set books the plural of?
Set books is the plural of set book.

Words near set books in the dictionary

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

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