platter

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See also: Platter and plætter

English

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

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From Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman plater, dissimilatory variant of platel, from Old French plate (metal plate) (see plate). Doublet of plateau.

Noun

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platter (plural platters)

  1. A tray for serving foods.
  2. A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.
  3. The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.
  4. A vinyl record.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page vii:
      Artists are quick to blame the record company for failing to promote their follow-up platter.
  5. (computing) One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.
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Etymology 2

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From plat +‎ -er.

Noun

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platter (plural platters)

  1. One who plats/plaits or braids.
    Synonyms: plaiter, braider

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German

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Adjective

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platter

  1. inflection of platt:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish

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Adjective

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platter

  1. feminine dative of platt

Middle English

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Noun

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platter

  1. Alternative form of plater