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platter definition

plat·ter (plat′ər)

noun

  1. a large, shallow dish, usually oval, for serving food, esp. meat or fish
  2. the circular, motor-driven surface of a turntable on which phonograph records are played
  3. ☆ Slang home plate
  4. ☆ Slang a phonograph record

Etymology: ME plater < Anglo-Fr < OFr plat: see plate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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