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PLACE SETTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does place setting mean?
• PLACE SETTING (noun)
The noun PLACE SETTING has 1 sense:
1. a table service for one person
Familiarity information: PLACE SETTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A table service for one person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
place setting; setting
Context example:
a place setting of sterling flatware
Hypernyms ("place setting" is a kind of...):
service; table service (tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table)
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