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dining table

American  

noun

  1. a table, especially one seating several persons, where meals are served and eaten, especially the major or more formal meals.

Etymology

Origin of dining table

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

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The room floods into the dining area, which boasts a large wooden dining table that sits up to 15 people.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Maggie Hildebrand's first apartment in Toronto had a kitchen, a dining table, a workspace and a bed – all in the same 300-sq-ft room.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Meals were often outside at a white dining table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

“Friends, Romans, countrymen,” Beowulf shouted from atop the faculty dining table.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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