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table

[ tey-buhl ]
/ ˈteɪ bəl /
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noun
verb (used with object), ta·bled, ta·bling.
adjective
of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes.
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Origin of table

First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tabule, variant of tabula, from Latin: “plank, tablet”; (verb) late Middle English: “to record on a table, entertain at table,” derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM table

ta·ble·less, adjectiveun·ta·bled, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for table

table
/ (ˈteɪbəl) /

noun
verb (tr)

Derived forms of table

tableful, nountableless, adjective

Word Origin for table

C12: via Old French from Latin tabula a writing tablet
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Other Idioms and Phrases with table

table

see clear out (the table); lay one's cards on the table; on the table; set the table; turn the tables; under the table; wait at table.

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