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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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We had five bedrooms and baths, a 40-foot living room, a Steinway grand, a huge dining table and a trampoline out back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

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

A fresh salad, rich in greens and seasonal toppings, is a necessity on the Thanksgiving dining table.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

He feared it might snap as he bent to place the books on the dining table.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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