cof·fee-ta·ble
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌtā-bəl 
ˈkä-
: of, relating to, or being an article (such as a book or magazine) intended for display (as on a coffee table)
: a low table customarily placed in front of a sofa
called also cocktail table
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Nineteen years later, Death & Co. has four bars in the U.S. and has published three coffee-table books.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Set down his beer on the coffee table.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But those elements may be better suited to consumption via the bulky coffee-table book Netflix will undoubtedly release for its awards push, as opposed to the fisheye presentation afforded by DP Dan Laustsen’s large-format cameras.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Nineteen years later, Death & Co. has four bars in the U.S. and has published three coffee-table books.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
As its name implies, this coffee table book is full of autumnal photography.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Set down his beer on the coffee table.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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