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dinner service

British  

noun

  1. a set of matching plates, dishes, etc, suitable for serving a meal to a certain number of people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And, since the pace of dinner service can depend on the restaurant’s staffing that evening, slower service forces guests to rush and finish their food, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Since George got hurt, there’s no cook for dinner service.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023

These are opulent occasions, with diplomacy fuelled by fine dining, using a 19th Century dinner service with more than 4,000 pieces.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

In Kirkland, a Korean barbecue spot, Seoul Meat Co., opened in the Village at Totem Lake, open for daily dinner service.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

After lunch the family dispersed while a few of us, like Martín and Mari, stayed behind to prepare for dinner service.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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