"dinnerware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dinnerware.wav [US] Forms: dinnerwares [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dinner Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English dinnerware From dinner + -ware. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dinner|-ware<id:substance, kind, or use>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dinner Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English dinnerware [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*waru", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "waru", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ware", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ware", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dinnerware", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dinnerware"> From dinner + -ware. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dinnerware (countable and uncountable, plural dinnerwares)
  1. The dishes used for serving dinner. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: dineware, diningware

Inflected forms

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