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coffee-table book

cof·fee-ta·ble book
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kaw-fee tey-buh l, kof-ee-]
    • /ˈkɔ fi ˌteɪ bəl, ˈkɒf i-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kaw-fee tey-buh l, kof-ee-]
    • /ˈkɔ fi ˌteɪ bəl, ˈkɒf i-/

Definitions of coffee-table book words

  • countable noun coffee-table book A coffee-table book is a large expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at rather than to be read properly, and is usually placed where people can see it easily. 3
  • noun coffee-table book a book designed to be looked at rather than read 3
  • noun coffee-table book a large, lavishly produced book with many illustrations and, often, an inferior text, esp. one regarded as being for ostentatious display, as on a coffee table 3
  • noun coffee-table book an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table. 1
  • noun coffee-table book large illustrated hardback book 1
  • noun coffee-table book Alternative spelling of coffee table book. 0
See all 6 definitions of coffee-table book

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Origin of coffee-table book

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Coffee-table book

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Coffee-table book

coffee-table book popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% 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.

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