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1. A complete meal with selected courses plus a few other options of food that are offered at a set price: At the restaurant where Jim and Mary were, there was a delicious table d'hote which was not very expensive!
2. The lunch or dinner provided for everyone at a specific time and at a fixed amount: At the guest house where Ingrid and Joe were staying during their vacation, a table d'hote was served by the hosting family and all the guests sat at one table and chatted about the nice countryside.
3. Etymology: a French phrase that literally means "the host's table" or "the table of the host".
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2. The lunch or dinner provided for everyone at a specific time and at a fixed amount: At the guest house where Ingrid and Joe were staying during their vacation, a table d'hote was served by the hosting family and all the guests sat at one table and chatted about the nice countryside.
3. Etymology: a French phrase that literally means "the host's table" or "the table of the host".
The term is used to denote a table that is set aside for residents of a guesthouse, who presumably sit at the same table as their host.
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