Kilo Lingo

table

/ˈteɪbəl/

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Translation

A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs that you put things on or sit at.

Word origin

From Latin tabula, meaning a flat board or plank, which is the shape of a table top.

Origin
Latin
Root
tabula

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltables

Examples

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"Table" means the flat piece of furniture you put things on.

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Here "table" is where the family sits for a meal.

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"Tables" is the plural, meaning more than one table.

A "table" is a piece of furniture with a flat top held up by legs. You eat at it, work at it, or rest things on it. The same word can also mean a set of facts shown in rows and columns.

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This word is part of lesson 5.