box set

American  

noun

Theater.

1. a boxlike stage set consisting of flats that form the back wall, side walls, and often the ceiling, painted to represent the interior of a room.

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Etymology

Origin of box set

First recorded in 1885–90

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box set

Wrote Diamond in the liner notes of his “In My Lifetime” box set: “I actually thought ‘Crunchy Granola Suite’ might change people’s eating habits!”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

The group most recently reissued its pivotal, if divisive, 1996 album “Load” in a gigantic box set last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

He became "absolutely hooked" after getting a box set of Sir David's films when he was 12 - and shortly after, picked up a camera for the first time.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

They had it, and this box set will make you remember if you were there, and will make you wish you were if you weren’t.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025

Min picked up the rest of the box set and tossed it too on the rubbish heap.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park