Phrase guide

box set

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Related musical or video recordings that are gathered on multiple items of the same kind of media (compact discs, DVDs, VHS tapes, etc.) and placed in a box to be sold as a unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

A set of such recordings made available to be watched or listened to online or on television, without existing in material box form.

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Meaning 3

A set of related books from a particular author or genre that are marketed as a boxed collection.

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Meaning 4

A set with a proscenium arch stage and three walls, creating the appearance of an enclosed room.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

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noun

Meaning 5

A set with three walls, allowing the camera to film in a room-like space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 合集盒 — musical or video recordings
  • Finnish: myyntipakkaus — musical or video recordings
  • Finnish: boksi — musical or video recordings
  • Portuguese: box — musical or video recordings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 套裝書 /套装书 — set of books
  • Finnish: kirjapaketti — set of books
  • Finnish: kirjaboksi — set of books
  • Portuguese: box — set of books