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Tablets ˈtæblət Water Piece Memorial Small Noun Bre

Word tablet
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈtæblət / NAmE / ˈtæblət /
Example
  • vitamin tablets
  • take two tablets with water before meals.
  • water purification tablets
  • the school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder.
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tablet

(noun)BrE / ˈtæblət / NAmE / ˈtæblət /
  1. a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow
    • synonym pill
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pill_1
    • vitamin tablets
    • Take two tablets with water before meals.
  2. an amount of another substance in a small round solid piece
    • water purification tablets
  3. a flat piece of stone that has words written on it, especially one that has been fixed to a wall in memory of an important person or event
    • synonym plaque
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/plaque
    • The school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder.
    • We can be very flexible—our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone (= they can be changed).
  4. a small computer that is easy to carry, with a large touch screen and sometimes without a physical keyboard
  5. a piece of soap
  6. a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge
    • see also graphics tablet
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/graphics-tablet

    Extra Examples

    • The drug is now available in tablet and capsule form.
    • We had a memorial tablet put up on the church wall.
    • We can be very flexible—our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’.
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