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small plates

small plates is the plural of small plate.

Meaning of small plate

Noun

small plate (plural small plates)

  1. A dish in a restaurant that is prepared and served as soon as possible, rather than being served as a specific course of a meal.
    • This unassuming south-Ponce tapas restaurant offers some of the most creative and sophisticated small plates in the metropolitan area.2007, Atlanta Magazine, volume 47, number 3, page 156
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, plate.

Questions about small plates

What is small plates the plural of?
Small plates is the plural of small plate.

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