round table
English
noun
Definitions
- A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.
- A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rounde table compound from English round (complete, entire, forming a circle cycle) + English table.
Origin
English
table
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Roundhead English
- all-round English
- around English
- bedtable English
- counterround English
- crosstable English
- cutround English
- enround English
- entable English
- howlround English
- lifetable English
- metatable English
- midround English
- midtable English
- multiround English
- multitable English
- newsround English
- nonround English
- obround English
- overround English
- pay table English
- pintable English
- postround English
- preround English
- readtable English
- round English
- round trip English
- round-like English
- roundabout English
- roundarm English
- roundback English
- roundball English
- rounden English
- rounder English
- rounders English
- roundeth English
- roundeye English
- roundfish English
- roundhand English
- roundhead English
- roundheaded English
- roundheels English
- roundhouse English
- roundish English
- roundleaf English
- roundly English
- roundman English
- roundness English
- roundpole English
- roundshield English
- roundside English
- roundsperson English
- roundstone English
- roundwood English
- roundworm English
- steamtable English
- subtable English
- supertable English
- table English
- table board English
- table hockey English
- tablebook English
- tablecloth English
- tableful English
- tablehood English
- tablehopper English
- tableland English
- tableless English
- tablelike English
- tableman English
- tablemat English
- tablemate English
- tablement English
- tableness English
- tabler English
- tablescape English
- tableside English
- tablespace English
- tablespoon English
- tablestone English
- tabletop English
- tabletopped English
- tableward English
- tablewards English
- tableware English
- tablewise English
- tablework English
- tabulate English
- timetable English
- turnround English
- turntable English
- unround English
- wavetable English
- worktable English
- wrapround English
- round Italian
- round French
- table French
- раунд Russian
- round Spanish, Castilian
- round Portuguese
- テーブル Japanese
- ラウンド Japanese
- rounde table Middle English
- table Middle English
- ront Old French
- टेबल Hindi
- raun Indonesian
- টেবিল Assamese
- টেবুল Assamese
- raundi Swahili
- 테이블 Korean
- টেবিল Bengali
- tab Volapük
- tebol Tok Pisin
- teburu Shona
- chepen Chuukese
- dorbe Mohegan-Pequot
- table
- round
- around
- tabler
- rounden
- obround
- rounder
- enround
- entable
- roundly
- unround
- roundeye
- tablemat
- tableful
- roundman
- pintable
- nonround
- roundarm
- preround
- subtable
- midround
- bedtable
- rounders
- roundeth
- tableman
- tabletop
- tabulate
- roundish
- midtable
- cutround
- tablehood
- tablement
- roundhead
- Roundhead
- turnround
- tablemate
- roundleaf
- metatable
- tablewise
- roundness
- lifetable
- newsround
- roundball
- roundhand
- all-round
- tableness
- howlround
- roundwood
- tableward
- tableware
- timetable
- roundside
- roundback
- worktable
- tableside
- wrapround
- pay table
- tableland
- tablelike
- wavetable
- roundfish
- tablework
- turntable
- postround
- roundworm
- roundpole
- tableless
- overround
- tablebook
- readtable
- round-like
- multitable
- steamtable
- tablecloth
- crosstable
- roundhouse
- tablespoon
- tablestone
- supertable
- tablespace
- tablewards
- roundabout
- roundheels
- roundstone
- tablescape
- round trip
- multiround
- table board
- roundheaded
- tablehopper
- tabletopped
- roundshield
- table hockey
- counterround
- roundsperson