[plat-er] 
| 1. | a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, esp. meat or fish. |
| 2. | a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate. |
| 3. | Slang. a phonograph record. |
| 4. | Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film. |
| plat·ter (plāt'ər) n.
[Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plate, plate; see plate.] |
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