breakfast table
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- noun
- /ˈbrɛkfəst ˈteɪbəl/
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mesa del desayuno
- She set the breakfast table with plates, cups, and a vase of flowers.
The reality was that one morning I was sitting there, I had my Leeds United bag on my shoulder at the breakfast table and another member has started.
- The reality was that one morning I was sitting there, I had my Leeds United bag on my shoulder at the breakfast table and another member has started.
Examples
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"Mother reached across the breakfast table to take the paper from me.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wolf seemed lost in thought as he sipped his coffee at the breakfast table.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know, all this would sound a great deal more pleasant over the breakfast table.
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When we were kids arriving at the breakfast table, we had to say a poem and it went like this...
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I look forward to greeting you at the breakfast table.
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I was sitting at the breakfast table one morning waiting for my biscuits...
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Father takes a seat at the breakfast table, looks to Dirk.
Fiction book (1997) -
The next morning, I came to the breakfast table with a notebook and a pencil.
Fiction book (1998) -
The other doorway led to a kitchen and breakfast table with four chairs.
Fiction book (2000) -
I went downstairs to find Vivian setting a breakfast table out on the deck.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A table in a kitchen used for eating or working
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A table where people eat dinner and other meals
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A table in a dining room where people eat meals
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A table for people to sit around and eat meals together
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A table where people eat meals together
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a table at which breakfast is served or eaten' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'breakfast' (the morning meal) with 'table' (furniture for eating), forming a transparent noun–noun compound. This is a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound breakfast table is a simple picture: a table where people eat breakfast, the first meal of the day. That's why it means 'a table at which breakfast is served or eaten'.