tabula
Pronunciation: /ˈtæ.bjʊ.lə/
The English word “tabula” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
- A table, index, or list of data.
- A legal record.
- A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
- A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
- An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
- One of the transverse plates found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.
Etymology
From Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tavla.
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