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   retable

   /rɪˈteɪbl/

   noun

   • 1. a frame or shelf enclosing decorated panels or revered objects above and behind an altar.
   • ▪ a painting or other image above and behind an altar: "the retable of St Vincent"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French rétable, from Spanish retablo, from medieval Latin retrotabulum ‘rear table’, from Latin retro ‘backwards’ + tabula ‘table’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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   • T

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   • A

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   • B

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   • L

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   • E

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