Phrase guide

round table

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

King Arthur's table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate, all having equal status since the table has no head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Arthurian legend

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see round, table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

(legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: King Arthur's Round Table

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table

6

noun

Meaning 6

a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a roundtable on the future of computing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roundtable, round-table conference

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conference, group discussion

History

Etymology

From Middle English rounde table, table rounde, a calque of Old French table rounde.

From Middle English rounde table, ronde tabell, equivalent to round + table.

Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Կլոր սեղան (Klor seġan) — King Arthur's table
  • Basque: Mahai Biribila — King Arthur's table
  • Breton: an Daol Grenn — King Arthur's table
  • Bulgarian: кръгла маса (krǎgla masa) — King Arthur's table
  • Catalan: Taula Rodona — King Arthur's table
  • Danish: det runde bord — King Arthur's table
  • Dutch: de ronde tafel — King Arthur's table
  • Esperanto: Ronda Tablo — King Arthur's table
  • French: Table ronde — King Arthur's table
  • West-Frisian: Rûne Tafe — King Arthur's table
  • Galician: Táboa Redonda — King Arthur's table
  • German: Tafelrunde — King Arthur's table
  • Greek: Στρογγυλή Τράπεζα (Strongylí Trápeza) — King Arthur's table
  • Hebrew: השולחן העגול (hashulkhán hagil) — King Arthur's table
  • Hungarian: kerekasztal — King Arthur's table
  • Ido: ronda tablo — King Arthur's table
  • Indonesian: Meja Bundar — King Arthur's table
  • Italian: Tavola Rotonda — King Arthur's table
  • Korean: 원탁 (wontak) — King Arthur's table
  • Latin: Mēnsa Rotunda — King Arthur's table
  • Norman: Rounde Table — King Arthur's table
  • Norwegian: det runde bord — King Arthur's table
  • Occitan: Taula Redonda — King Arthur's table
  • Polish: Okrągły Stół — King Arthur's table
  • Portuguese: Távola Redonda — King Arthur's table
  • Serbo-Croatian: округли стол — King Arthur's table
  • Serbo-Croatian: okrugli stol — King Arthur's table
  • Slovene: okrogla miza — King Arthur's table
  • Spanish: Mesa Redonda — King Arthur's table
  • Spanish: Tabla Redonda — King Arthur's table
  • Swedish: det runda bordet — King Arthur's table
  • Tagalog: Mesang Bilog — King Arthur's table
  • Ukrainian: кру́глий стіл (krúhlyj stil) — King Arthur's table
  • Welsh: y Ford Gron — King Arthur's table
  • Belarusian: кру́глы сто́л (krúhly stól) — conference
  • Bulgarian: кръ́гла ма́са (krǎ́gla mása) — conference
  • Catalan: taula rodona — conference
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圓桌會議 /圆桌会议 (yuánzhuō huìyì) — conference
  • Czech: kulatý stůl — conference
  • Dutch: rondetafelbespreking — conference
  • Finnish: pyöreä pöytä — conference
  • French: table ronde — conference
  • Georgian: მრგვალი მაგიდა (mrgvali magida) — conference
  • German: runder Tisch — conference
  • Hindi: गोलमेज़ (golmez) — conference
  • Hungarian: kerekasztal — conference
  • Japanese: 円卓会議 (entaku kaigi) — conference
  • Korean: 원탁회의 (wontakhoe'ui) — conference
  • Malayalam: വട്ടമേശ (vaṭṭamēśa) — conference
  • Polish: okrągły stół — conference
  • Portuguese: mesa redonda — conference
  • Romanian: masă rotundă — conference
  • Russian: кру́глый стол (krúglyj stol) — conference
  • Russian: конфере́нция (konferéncija) — conference
  • Spanish: mesa redonda — conference
  • Turkish: yuvarlak masa — conference
  • Ukrainian: кру́глий сті́л (krúhlyj stíl) — conference
  • Walloon: ronde tåve — conference
  • Yakut: төгүрүк остуол (tögürük ostuol) — conference