tablet

Pronunciation: /ˈtæblət/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
  2. noun a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
  3. noun a small flat compressed cake of some substance

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
slab
Narrower (hyponyms)
slate, abacus

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