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tablet definition

tab·let (tablit)

noun

  1. a thin, flat piece of stone, wood, metal, etc. shaped for a specific purpose
  2. such a piece with an inscription, used as a memorial wall panel; plaque
    1. a smooth, flat leaf made of wood, ivory, metal, etc. and used to write on
    2. a set of such leaves fastened together
  3. a writing or drawing pad consisting of sheets of paper glued together at one edge
  4. a small, flat piece of solid or compressed material, as of medicine, soap, etc.

Etymology: ME tablette < MFr tablete, dim. of table: see table

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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