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

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At the time, Nicks was experiencing a career resurgence, thanks to Fleetwood Mac’s 1997 live reunion album The Dance and an accompanying MTV special, as well as her own solo career spanning 1998 box set Enchanted. John Russell, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Released in a box set of five in 2015, this steel Tourbillon Souverain is a part of the final 38mm cases to ever be made by the brand. Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025 And therein lies the problem with career-spanning box sets: They’re often stuck in the past. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025 Other than manufacturing a handsome CD box set of Latin soul singles, Concord has limited its curation to showcasing the original albums in high-resolution audio on streaming services and releasing a handful of classic titles on 180 gram vinyl. Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for box set 

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 28 Jan. 2025.

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