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| re·ta·ble [ r tàyb'l, réttəb'l ] (plural re·ta·bles) |
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structure behind altar: a shelf or setting behind an altar for holding candles, flowers, or religious images
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| [Early 19th century. Via French rétable and Spanish retablo< medieval Latin retrotabulum< Latin retro- "back" + tabula "table"] |
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