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Round Table

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Noun

1. round table, round-table conference, roundtable

a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views

Example Sentences:
'a roundtable on the future of computing'

2. king arthur's round table, round table

(legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Round Table

see synonyms of round table
noun
a. 
a meeting of parties or people on equal terms for discussion
b. 
(as modifier)
a round-table conference
modifier
of or relating to a meeting of parties or people on equal terms for discussion
a round-table conference of the leading heart specialists
noun
the Round Table
1. 
(in Arthurian legend) the table of King Arthur, shaped so that his knights could sit around it without any having precedence
2. 
Arthur and his knights collectively
3. 
one of an organization of clubs of young business and professional men who meet in order to further social and business activities and charitable work
4. 
(in New Zealand) an organization of businessmen supporting policies of the New Right

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Round Table

see synonyms of round table
1.  Legend
a. 
the large table around which King Arthur and his knights sit: it is circular to avoid disputes about precedence
b. 
King Arthur and his knights, collectively
2.  [r- t-]
a. 
a group gathered together for an informal discussion or conference at, or as if at, a circular table
b. 
such a discussion, conference, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Round Table

see synonyms of round table
n.
1. often round table A conference or discussion involving several participants.
2. Round Table
a. In Arthurian legend, the circular table of King Arthur and his knights.
b. The knights of King Arthur considered as a group.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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