Question 1

What does the French word "set" mean?

Accepted Answer

Set, kit, equipment, assortment.
Each of these doilies, doily.
Set, part of a match.
In tennis, a unit of the score consisting of at least six games.
Part of a match counting eleven points (formerly 21 before 2001) with a final margin of at least two points.
Part of a match counting a minimum of fifteen points with a final margin of at least two points.
Television or film set.

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "set"?

Accepted Answer

First attested with the etymological meaning of 'clan, coterie', a sense still perceptible in jet set. From the English set, deverbal of to set ('to establish, to arrange'), borrowed from Old French sete ('group of people of the same belief', see sect) and which took on the meaning of 'set of things, collection of objects'.

Question 3

What is the plural of the French word "set"?

Accepted Answer

sets

set

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