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{
"term": "tablet",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a small computer that is easy to carry, with a large touch screen and usually without a physical keyboard",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company has launched its latest 10-inch tablet."
},
{
"text": "Consumers show a growing preference for tablets and smartphones over PCs and laptops."
}
],
"topics": ["Computers"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Take two tablets with water before meals."
},
{
"text": "I took the tablets prescribed by my doctor."
},
{
"text": "The drug is now available in tablet and capsule form."
}
],
"synonyms": "pill",
"topics": ["Healthcare"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["Ecstasy", "paracetamol", "sleeping"],
"verb + tablet": ["swallow", "take"],
"phrases": ["in tablet form"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an amount of a substance in a small, round, solid piece",
"examples": [
{
"text": "water purification tablets"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a flat piece of stone that has words written on it, especially one that has been fixed to a wall in memory of an important person or event",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder."
},
{
"text": "We can be very flexible—our entry requirements are not set in **tablets of stone** *(= they can be changed)*."
}
],
"synonyms": "plaque",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["clay", "stone", "wax"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a piece of soap",
"sensetop": "tablet of soap",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, formal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtæblət/",
"audio": "ta/tablet/tablet__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtæblət/",
"audio": "ta/tablet/tablet__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’."
}