"occasional table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: occasional tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} occasional table (plural occasional tables)
  1. Any small table, such as an end table, having no particular function. It can typically be folded away. Categories (topical): Furniture Synonyms: side table, end table, coffee table Hypernyms: table Related terms: occasional bookcase, occasional furniture Translations (small table having no particular function): bijzettafel [feminine] (Dutch), pikkupöytä (Finnish), table d’appoint [feminine] (French), Tischchen [neuter] (German), Nebentisch [masculine] (German), Beitisch [masculine] (German), Beistelltisch [masculine] (German), Seitentisch [neuter] (German), Katzentisch [masculine] (German), tableto (Ido), tavolino [masculine] (Italian), журна́льный сто́лик (žurnálʹnyj stólik) [masculine] (Russian)

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          "sense": "small table having no particular function",
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      "sense": "small table having no particular function",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "small table having no particular function",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "small table having no particular function",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "small table having no particular function",
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