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restaurant

 
/ˈres·tər·ənt/, /-təˌrɑnt/ n [C]

Definition

a place of business where people can choose a meal to be prepared and served to them at a table, and for which they pay, usually after eating: a Chinese/Italian/Mexican restaurant
(Definition of restaurant n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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