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table

1. ta.ble \'ta--b*l\ n [ME, fr. OE tabule & OF table; both fr. L tabula 
   board, table] often attrib t, list 1: TABLET  pl  2a: BACKGAMMON  2b: one 
   of the two leaves of a backgammon board or either half of a leaf  3a: a 
   piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs  3b1: a 
   supply or source of food : BOARD  3b2: an act or instance of assembling to 
   eat : MEAL  3c1: a group of people assembled at or as if at a table  3c2: a 
   legislative or negotiating session  4: STRINGCOURSE  5a: a systematic 
   arrangement of data usu. in rows or columns for ready refe rence 5b: a 
   condensed enumeration : LIST  6a: the upper flat surface of a precious 
   stone  6b1: TABLELAND  6b2: a horizontal stratum 
2. table \-b(*-)lin\ vt or ta.bling 1: TABULATE  Brit  2a: to place on the 
   agenda  2b: to remove (a parliamentary motion) from consideration 
   indefinitely  2c: to put on a table