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occasional table

noun

Etymology

From occasional (“for an occasion”) + table.

  1. derived from table
  2. derived from tabula
  3. inherited from tabele
  4. inherited from table
  5. compounded as occasional table — “occasional + table”

Definitions

  1. Any small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically…

    Any small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically be folded away.

    • A cushion-covered divan; three-piece lounge-suite; occasional table, writing table and radio constituted the principal pieces[.]

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