box set

noun

variants or boxed set
: a collection of related items packaged together in a box and sold as a single unit
The box set includes all of the band's albums and singles.
a 10-DVD boxed set of the television show's first season
a 4-volume box set

Examples of box set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the 66th annual Grammy Awards in February, the golden gramophones for best album notes and best historical album were awarded to the seven-disc box set Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 20 May 2024 Joan of Arc have announced a new box set: A Window & a Mirror arrives July 12 via Joyful Noise Recordings. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for box set 

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of box set was in 1894

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“Box set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20set. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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