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set

 
 
/set/ adjective

Definition

fixed and never changing: Most people work for a set number of hours each week. I have no set routine.
be all set to be ready: [+ to do sth] We were all set to go when the phone rang. → See also On your marks. Get set. Go!
(Definition of set adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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