dining table
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- noun
- /ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/
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mesa de comedor
- Dave and Murray sit on either side of a huge dining table with papers strewn all around them.
It's just a real simple white dining table from Herman Miller.
- It's just a real simple white dining table from Herman Miller.
- So this whole surreal situation was my dining table with eight chairs.
- Oh OK this is a dog eating at the dining table.
Examples
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The boy set it down on a broad wooden dining table built to accommodate a growing family.
Fiction book (2000) -
See that dining table there?
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I finally have space for a dining table which is amazing.
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The two mice saw that the dining table was set for dinner.
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Twenty minutes later, everyone is gathered around a long wooden dining table just off the kitchen.
Academic text (1997) -
It's just a real simple white dining table from Herman Miller.
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We started our early mornings around the dining table, inhaling coffee before another day of classes.
Academic text (1996) -
In the last two weeks the only time I've seen her is at the dining table and every time we start to talk, we get interrupted.
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As she carried the turkey to the dining table, it fell onto the floor.
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The two mice saw that the dining table was set for dinner.
Synonyms
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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 where people eat meals together
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A long narrow dining table used in monasteries or large halls
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a table designed for people to sit around and eat meals together' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dining' (relating to eating) with 'table' (a piece of furniture). This compositional noun+noun/adj+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Dining table comes from two plain words: dining (eating a meal) and table (a piece of furniture you put things on). The picture is of a special table where people sit together to 'eat', so dining table today means 'a table for people to eat meals together'.