{
    "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’."
}