tablet
/ˈtæblət/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
noun
noun
A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
Example Sentences
- "Also mentioned is the Rev. T. Stock, who has a tablet in St John's church [Gloucester] and "who with Raikes established the four original Sunday schools in this parish ... in 1780. From this small beginning sprung that gratuitous system of Christian instruction which has covered the face of England and Wales with schools.""
- "Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement."
- "Take a full-size writing tablet and follow these steps."
- "The latter's loss of time between Manakau and Levin was due to the mishap of dropping the tablet at Ohau, which entailed an out-of-course stop of 3 min. to recover it."
Etymology
From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). Compare English table, -et.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: tablet, tablete