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tablet

tab·let

UK/ˈtæblət/ US/ˈtæblʌt/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

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3.

a small flat compressed cake of some substance

  • “a tablet of soap”
4.

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • carbon tablet
  • clay tablet
  • curse tablet
  • disclosing tablet
  • effervescent tablet
  • orally disintegrating tablet
  • sleeping tablet
  • spirit tablet

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