retable

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French retable, ultimately from Medieval Latin retrotabulum.

Noun

retable (plural retables)

  1. A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.
    Synonym: reredos
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +‎ table

Verb

retable (third-person singular simple present retables, present participle retabling, simple past and past participle retabled)

  1. (transitive) To table again.
    Politicians are keen to retable the bill.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Calque of Old Occitan retaule. Compare Catalan retaule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.tabl/
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Noun

retable m (plural retables)

  1. retable, reredos

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