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Platter vs Combo - What's the difference?

platter | combo |

As nouns the difference between platter and combo

is that platter is a tray for serving foods while combo is a small musical group.

platter

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tray for serving foods.
  • * 1765 , Oliver Goldsmith,
    • While his lov'd partner boastful of her hoard,
    Displays the cleanly platter on the board;
  • The part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played, commonly made of aluminum, but sometimes of high-impact plastic.
    • See also
    * on a silver platter * silver platter

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who plats/plaits or braids.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    combo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small musical group.
    • The jazz combo played nightly at the little restaurant.
  • (slang) A combination.
    • I need to open the safe but I forgot the combo .
    ''I order the low priced combo platter: a taco, a burrito and a chimichanga.
  • (video games) An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.
  • * 2002 , Andy Slaven, Video Game Bible, 1985-2002
    • Obviously, this is something not seen very often, with super flashy, combo -driven fighters dominating store shelves everywhere.

    Derived terms

    * combo box * combo deck * popular beat combo

    Anagrams

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