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retable

/rɪˈteɪbəl//riːˈteɪbəl/

retable noun: a table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

Noun

retable (plural retables)

  1. A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.
    • Near-synonym: reredos (often synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    reredos

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.

Synonyms of retable

Forms of retable

Noun
pluralretables
Verb
third-person singular presentretables
present participleretabling
past participleretabled
pastretabled

Origin of retable

Borrowed from French retable, ultimately from Medieval Latin retrotabulum.

From re- + table.

Words that rhyme with retable

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Questions about retable

What does retable mean?
Retable means a table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.
What part of speech is retable?
Retable can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce retable?
Retable is pronounced /rɪˈteɪbəl/.
What is the plural of retable?
The plural of retable is retables.

Words near retable in the dictionary

  1. ret
  2. ret'd
  3. Ret.
  4. Reta
  5. reta mirabilia
  6. retable
  7. retabled
  8. retables
  9. retabling
  10. retablo
  11. retablos

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