high table

high ta·ble

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy tey-buh l]
- /haɪ ˈteɪ bəl/
- /haɪ ˈteɪbl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy tey-buh l]
- /haɪ ˈteɪ bəl/

Definitions of high table words

noun high table the table in the dining hall of a college, reserved for senior members of the college and distinguished guests. 1
noun high table the table, sometimes elevated, in the dining hall of a school, college, etc, at which the principal teachers, fellows, etc, sit 0
noun high table the table, usually elevated, in the dining hall of a college or school where the head and important teachers and guests are seated 0

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Origin of high table

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

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Parts of speech for High table

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of High table

high table popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

high table usage trend in Literature

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