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dinner service

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noun

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

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dinner service

I sat out front through the whole dinner service.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Every dinner service that I’m in the kitchen, I’m trying to impart whatever knowledge I have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Then, there are the valet stands that magically sprout from the ground at the start of dinner service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023

There’s also a backyard patio where Paquette plans to show movies during dinner service this summer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

He took his meals alone, with two dogs to wait upon him, and always ate from the Crown Derby dinner service which had been in the glass cupboard in the drawing-room.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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