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/kaw"fee tay'beuhl, kof"ee-/an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table.[1960-65]
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coffee-table book
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coffee-table book — noun an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table • Hypernyms: ↑book, ↑volume * * * noun, pl ⋯ books [count] : a large expensive book with many pictures that is typically placed on a table for people to look at in a casual … Useful english dictionary
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