"mensa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛn(t)sə/ Forms: mensae [plural], mensas [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin mēnsa (“table, altar”). Doublet of mesa. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|mēnsa||table, altar}} Learned borrowing from Latin mēnsa (“table, altar”), {{doublet|en|mesa}} Doublet of mesa Head templates: {{en-noun|mensae|s}} mensa (plural mensae or mensas)
  1. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-mensa-en-noun-00eblb9M Disambiguation of Geology: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 57 10 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 11 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 4 4
  2. (Roman Catholicism) The upper surface of an altar. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-mensa-en-noun-z71vsJvG Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

Inflected forms

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