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round table

/ˈɹaʊn(d).teɪbl̩/

round table noun: a conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.

Noun

round table (plural round tables)

  1. A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.
  2. A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see round, table.

Proper noun capitalized: Round Table

the Round Table

  1. (Arthurian legend) King Arthur's table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate, all having equal status since the table has no head.
    • Then, after a while, King Arthur said: "Let us go and see if, haply, this youth's name is marked upon any of the seats of the Round Table, for I think it should be there."1905, Howard Pyle, The Story of the Champions of the Round Table, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 21

round table meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam

round table in Hindi

conference
गोलमेज़ golmez

round table in Tamil

வட்ட மேசை மாநாடு, பேச்சு வார்த்தை

round table in Malayalam

conference
വട്ടമേശ vaṭṭamēśa

Forms of round table

pluralround tables

Origin of round table

From Middle English rounde table, ronde tabell, equivalent to round + table.

From Middle English rounde table, table rounde, a calque of Old French table rounde.

Questions about round table

What does round table mean?
Round table means a conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.
What is round table in Hindi?
Round table in Hindi is गोलमेज़ (golmez). See Round table meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is round table?
Round table can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce round table?
Round table is pronounced /ˈɹaʊn(d).teɪbl̩/.
What is the plural of round table?
The plural of round table is round tables.

Words near round table in the dictionary

  1. round ship
  2. round ships
  3. round shot
  4. round stingray
  5. Round Swamp
  6. round table
  7. round tables
  8. round the bend
  9. round the clock
  10. round the corner
  11. round the Horn

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Adapted from Wiktionary: round table (page history and authors); Round Table (page history and authors); round table (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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