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platter

plat·ter
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plat-er]
    • /ˈplæt ər/
    • /ˈplæt.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plat-er]
    • /ˈplæt ər/

Definitions of platter word

  • noun platter a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish. 1
  • noun platter a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate. 1
  • noun platter Slang. a phonograph record. 1
  • noun platter Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film. 1
  • noun platter large flat plate 1
  • noun platter meal: assortment 1

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Origin of platter

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English plater < Anglo-French, derivative of plat dish. See plate1, -er2

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Parts of speech for Platter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

platter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for platter

noun platter

  • disc — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
  • disci — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
  • discoid — having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
  • discus — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
  • dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.

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