noun

tables

tables

We need more tables for the party.

We need more tables for the party.

The document has several tables of data.

The document has several tables of data.

((number)) tables pieces of furniture We need more tables for the party.

tables ((of sth.)) charts of information The document has several tables of data.

Synonyms (furniture): desks, counters; Synonyms (data): charts, lists

From Latin 'tabula' meaning 'a board, plank'.

Think of a dinner table for family, and a multiplication table for maths. Both are 'tables'.

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