"set book" meaning in English

See set book in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: set books [plural], setbook [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+}} set book (plural set books)
  1. (education, Commonwealth) A book or other text assigned for reading as part of a course. Tags: Commonwealth Synonyms: coursebook, set text Translations (Translations): kurssikirja (Finnish), tenttikirja (Finnish), Pflichtlektüre [feminine] (German), lektura [feminine] (Polish), lektura obowiązkowa [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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