tea table

tea ta·ble

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee tey-buh l]
- /ti ˈteɪ bəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee tey-buh l]
- /ti ˈteɪ bəl/

Definitions of tea table words

noun tea table a small table for holding a tea service and cups, plates, etc., for several people. 1
singular noun tea table You refer to a table as the tea table when it is being used for a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening. 0
noun tea table a table that is being used for a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening 0
noun tea table a table, usually small, at which or from which tea is served 0
adjective tea table like that of people at a tea 0

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Origin of tea table

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90

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Parts of speech for Tea table

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tea table

tea table popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tea table usage trend in Literature

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