Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A communal table for all the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
  • noun A full-course meal offering a limited number of choices and served at a fixed price in a restaurant or hotel.

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  • noun a menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price
  • adjective Of menu selections, offered at a fixed price.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : table, table + de, of + hôte, host.]

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From French table d'hôte ("table of the host")

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