Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical)A writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions.

    Tontafel

    гли́няная табли́чкаglínjanaja tablíčka, туппу́мtuppúm

    гли́няна табли́чкаhlýnjana tablýčka

Examples

1 sentences
  1. In ancient times letters were inscribed on clay tablets.

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Translations

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writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions:
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writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions:
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By meaning 1
writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions:

Origin

From clay + tablet.

From clay + tablet.

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Forms

plural: clay tablets
Singularclay tablet
Pluralclay tablets

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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