servery

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noun

A place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a food counter or canteen or cafeteria service area.

OriginEnglish serve ← Middle English serven ← Old French servir →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounservery (plural serveries)

plural serveries · alternative archaic serverie

  1. UKA place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a food counter or canteen or cafeteria service area.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*serwos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*serweyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*serwijeti
  5. Proto-Italic*serwijit
  6. Proto-Italic*serwiō
  7. Latinserviō
  8. Old Frenchservir
  9. Middle Englishserven
  10. Englishserve
  11. Englishservery

From serve + -ry (“place of”).

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APA

servery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servery

MLA

“servery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “servery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servery.

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