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tablet.

A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtæblət/
  1. A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

  2. A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.

  3. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.

    Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
  4. A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.

  5. A graphics tablet.

  6. A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.

  7. A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.

    Scotland
  8. A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). Compare English table, -et.

verb/ˈtæblət/
  1. To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). Compare English table, -et.

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