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And you yourself always be seated at the middle fo the high table that your presence as lord or lady may appear openly to all, and that you may plainly see on either side all the service and all the faults.
Robert Grosseteste

Meaning of "high table" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH TABLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH TABLE

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conjunction
determiner
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High table is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH TABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

high table

High Table

The High Table is a table for the use of fellows and their guests at Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin and Durham colleges, and other, similarly traditional and prestigious academic institutions. The table is normally but not always on a raised platform and at the end of the dining hall, although not always. On more formal evening occasions, dinner jackets are worn. It is also normal to wear academic gowns.

Definition of high table in the English dictionary

The definition of high table in the dictionary is the table, sometimes elevated, in the dining hall of a school, college, etc, at which the principal teachers, fellows, etc, sit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH TABLE

high school
high seas
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high society
high spirits
high spot
high stakes
High Street
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High Tatra
high tea
high tech
high technology
high tension
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high time
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high treason
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH TABLE

able
acceptable
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inevitable
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on the table
palatable
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profitable
stable
suitable
table
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uncomfortable
unforgettable
unstable
vegetable

Synonyms and antonyms of high table in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «high table» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH TABLE

Find out the translation of high table to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high table from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high table» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高台
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mesa alta
570 millions of speakers

English

high table
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च तालिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طاولة عالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокий стол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mesa alta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ টেবিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Table haute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jadual tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stehtisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイテーブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 테이블
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur meja
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bảng cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் அட்டவணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च सारणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek masa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tavolo alto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysoki stół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високий стіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masă mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή πίνακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë tafel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högt bord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyt bord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high table

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH TABLE»

The term «high table» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH TABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high table

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2 QUOTES WITH «HIGH TABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high table.
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Robert Grosseteste
And you yourself always be seated at the middle fo the high table that your presence as lord or lady may appear openly to all, and that you may plainly see on either side all the service and all the faults.
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Pranab Mukherjee
India is content with itself, and driven by the will to sit on the high table of prosperity. It will not be deflected in its mission by noxious practitioners of terror.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH TABLE»

Discover the use of high table in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high table and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reinventing Darwin: the great debate at the high table of ...
In Reinventing Darwin, Niles Eldredge offers a spirited account of the dispute and an impressive case for the paleontologists' side of the story.
Niles Eldredge, 1995
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Soil survey
ChA Severe: Slight: Severe: high Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: high water inflow water table. high high water high water high table; hazard. water table. table. water slow pertable. table. meability. ChB Severe: Moderate: Severe: high  ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1974
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Soil survey of Grant County, Minnesota
... high action potable; subflooding. table. table; high table; subfrost-action tential ; ject to shrink- ject to potential. high flooding. swell potential. flooding. shrink- swell potential. Parnell: 34 Severe : Severe : seaSevere : Severe : Severe : Severe ...
Donald E. DeMartelaere, United States. Soil Conservation Service, University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1978
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Constructing Medieval Furniture: Plans and Instructions with ...
One table that stayed in the great hall at all times, however, was the high table. This was the table used by the lord of the castle, his family, and honored guests. The high table served as the noble's table at meals, his office, and the bench from  ...
Daniel Diehl, 1997
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An Ethos of Compassion and the Integrity of Creation
Of course, high tables still exist. I have had the mixed pleasure of eating at high table a number of times at Worcester College in Oxford. But during my dining at high table I have not quite had a sense that there is much common table fellowship ...
Brian J. Walsh, Hendrik Hart, Robert E. VanderVennen, 1995
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Soil survey
Severe on WeD, WeE2, WeF2: 12 to 20 inches to siltstone; slope. Severe : sonal water sea- high table. Streets and parking lots Athletic fields and other intensive play STARK COUNTY, OHIO 87.
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1971
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
One other Student In residence : as Fellow he paid to the High Table. t See previous note. I Not including a Master of Arts, a Student in Theology, paying to the High Table. BATTELS received January 1 to December 31, 1861. In University ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1865
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The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of ...
His now- famous closing sentence (at least among paleontologists) reads, “the palaeontologists have too long been missing from the high table. Welcome back.” 2 Generally speaking, Maynard Smith's assessment of the contributions of ...
David Sepkoski, Michael Ruse, 2009
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Soil Survey of ...
Severe: seasonal water Severe: seasonal water Severe: water table Severe: seasonal water Severe: water table table high. table high. high. table high. high. Severe: water table Severe: water table Severe: water table Severe: water table ...
‎1972
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Soil survey of Livingston County, Michigan
... high water Very poor stability; variOrganic material; high Severe: moderately rapHigh High. table; high susceptibilable shrink-swell powater table; wetness id permeability ; high ity to frost action; very tential; high compreshinders operations;  ...
Clarence Arvid Engberg, Franklin R. Austin, United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH TABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high table is used in the context of the following news items.
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No Respect for Aam Aadmis - The Economic Times
... RJD-JD(U)-Congress poll pact and two, comrades' worry of not making to Sonia's high table where a seat was reserved for Mamata's man. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Will Modi lead India to new heights? | East Asia Forum
... upon the status quo with Japan and China, he has clearly shown a desire to secure India's position on the high table of global governance. «East Asia Forum, Jul 15»
3
Modi Skips President's Iftaar Dinner - The New Indian Express
... party chief Mamata Banerjee sent to the Rashtrapati Bhavan party as her representative, has become quite a fixture at the Iftaar high table. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
The Eid gift - Greater Kashmir
... sitting at the high table with the the vice-president Hamid Ansari, Dr. Karan Singh and some other political heavyweights, among the guests. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
5
'Everything Falls On Me': Dan Andriano Returns To The Emergency …
Sat at a high table outside the Hatchet, the ancient pub across the road from Bristol's O2 Academy, Andriano is happy to reflect on a confluence ... «Stereoboard.com, Jul 15»
6
Govt. pays for Gor Cecafa tickets - Capital FM
NAIROBI, July 14- Gor Mahia will take their pride of place at the high table of regional titans after the Government provided 30 tickets to enable ... «Capital FM Kenya, Jul 15»
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Who Wins, Who Loses, and Who's in Between After the Iran Deal …
It can now take a seat at the high table of nations, from where it can push its interests and protect its allies. For instance, expect Iran to have a ... «Defense One, Jul 15»
8
Europe dream vacations that end up stolen
Her family members sitting on the opposite side had their view blocked by two men leaning against the high table, pretending to be waiting for ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
9
Magufuli Pick Heralds Performance Based Leadership
... Makinda had announced the results, the party National Chairman, President Jakaya Kikwete, called Dr Magufuli to move to the high table. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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At Sonia's iftar, Nitish Kumar at high table, Left marks its absence …
JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav, too, was on this high table. RJD chief Lalu Prasad was absent as he was hosting his own iftar in Patna. Kunwar ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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