1. A slab or plaque, as of stone or ivory, with a surface that is intended for or bears an inscription.
2. 1. A thin sheet or leaf, used as a writing surface.
   2. A set of such leaves fastened together, as in a book.
   3. A pad of writing paper glued together along one edge.
3. A small flat pellet of medication to be taken orally.
4. A small flat cake of a prepared substance, such as soap.

1. To inscribe on a tablet.
2. To form into a tablet.

[Middle English tablette, from Old French tablete, diminutive of table, table. See table.]

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