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table-talk
table talk
noun
1.
informal conversation at meals.
2.
a subject that is considered appropriate for conversation at meals.
Origin:
1560–70
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table talk
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n
informal conversation on a range of topics, as that at table during and after a meal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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