tablet
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈtæblɪt/
:
tablilla
- That is one of the oldest tablets in humanity.
- clay tablet
- inscribed on a tablet
- stone tablet
And that is probably what these clay tablets mostly denoted.
- And that is probably what these clay tablets mostly denoted.
- And maybe it's writing them on a tablet or a journal.
- I cross reference every version of these tablets and I create basically a document.
- OK, I know that E Ink tablets have existed.
- They found proto Sumerian cuneiform tablets and pottery and everything else.
- He comes down from the mountain with his, with the tablets.
- That they too are depicted as blank, blank tablets.
- Then his son told the story to his son, who copied it down in a nickel tablet.
- Well, Thoth says Bill tie the Great Pyramid and the Emerald tablets, right?
- That and Hermetica as well as the Emerald tablets.
Examples
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The text on this tablet corroborates a passage in the Bible from the Book of Kings, just hitherto been regarded as pure legend.
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The students used a chalkboard and a wax tablet to practice their writing skills.
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Bring me a tablet to write on.
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But the remarkable tablet feels just like paper.
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"Now, class, please take out your writing tablets," Mrs. Beaver told them.
Fiction book (1997) -
The 10 commandments lie within, written on tablets of stone by the finger of God himself.
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Roman authorities posted laws on bronze tablets in the marketplace of the Eternal City.
Academic text (1990) -
After I neatly arranged my books and tablets, I slid into the new desk.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ancient civilizations carved their laws onto a stone tablet for future generations to read.
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She wrote her thoughts down quickly on a notepad-style tablet during the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A book of blank or lined pages for writing notes
88
1.0
A stack of paper sheets fastened at one edge for writing
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2.3
A small flat board with a clip that holds papers for writing or reading
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9.9
A small thin stone tablet children use to write on and wipe clean
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1.0
A small pad of blank or lined paper for writing notes
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1.0
A set of paper sheets joined at one edge for writing or drawing
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2.8
A book of blank pages for drawing
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2.3
A small pad of blank paper for quick notes and sketches
A small notebook for writing quick notes or doing math
A flat light board you hold on your lap to write on when you have no desk
A flat board placed on the knees to write or work on
Compounds
An ancient flat piece of clay from Babylon with wedge-shaped writing used to record laws, trade, or stories
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tablet comes from the old Latin word tabula meaning 'board' or 'writing surface' and is the same root as table, so a tablet is a small flat 'board' you write or draw on.