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tab⋅let

[tab-lit] noun, verb, -let⋅ed, -let⋅ing or -let⋅ted, -let⋅ting.
–noun
1. a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
2. a flat slab or surface, esp. one bearing or intended to bear an inscription, carving, or the like.
3. a thin, flat leaf or sheet of slate, wax-coated wood, or other rigid material, used for writing or marking on, esp. one of a pair or set hinged or otherwise fastened together.
4. tablets, the set as a whole.
5. a small, flat, or flattish cake or piece of some solid or solidified substance, as a drug, chemical, or soap.
–verb (used with object)
6. to furnish or mark with a tablet or plaque.
7. to mark or inscribe (memoranda, notes, etc.) on a tablet.
8. to form into tablets, cakes, pellets, etc.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME tablette < MF tablete. See table, -et


2. plaque.
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Main Entry: tab·let
Pronunciation: 'tab-l&t
Function: noun
: a small mass of medicated material (as in the shape of a disk) tablet>
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tablet tab·let (tāb'lĭt)
n.
A small flat pellet of medication to be taken orally.

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