Meaning
A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs that you put things on or sit at.
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Word origin
From Latin tabula, meaning a flat board or plank, which is the shape of a table top.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tabula
Grammar
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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