set
adjective [before noun] (STUDY) /set/Definition
› a set book is one that must be studied for a particular course: The students are reading 'Lord of the Flies' as one of their set books/texts this year.Classes, courses and coursework
(Definition of set adjective (STUDY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- access course noun
- advanced adjective
- core adjective (IMPORTANT)
- correspondence course noun
- coursework noun
- crash course noun
- degree noun (COURSE)
- grade noun (SCHOOL)
- homework noun
- interdisciplinary adjective
- lesson noun
- masterclass noun
- module noun
- multidisciplinary adjective
- practical noun
- seminar noun
- summer school noun
- Sunday school noun
- syllabus noun
- teach-in noun
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