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family style

–noun
(of a meal) with the serving platters on the table so that all present can serve themselves.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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family style  
adj.  
  1. Of or being a sit-down meal where dishes of food are placed on the table from which diners serve themselves: a family style restaurant.

  2. Home-style.

family style adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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