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skill set

skill set noun: a set of skills.

Noun

skill set (plural skill sets)

  1. A set of skills.
  2. The skills needed to accomplish a specified task or perform a given function.
    • But after the Scottish Parliament gained reponsibility for the ScotRail franchise, it decided in 2015 to separate what is now known as the Caledonian Sleeper services from the overall contract in the belief that a different skill set was needed to promote the trains.2020 July 1, Industry Insider, “An overnight success?”, in Rail, page 61

Forms of skill set

pluralskill sets
alternative formskillset

Questions about skill set

What does skill set mean?
Skill set means a set of skills.
What part of speech is skill set?
Skill set is a noun.
What is the plural of skill set?
The plural of skill set is skill sets.

Words near skill set in the dictionary

  1. skill issues
  2. skill monkey
  3. skill monkeys
  4. skill point
  5. skill points
  6. skill set
  7. skill sets
  8. skill shot
  9. skill shots
  10. skill tester
  11. skill testers

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