# tabula

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #62,552

## Definitions
1. A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
2. A table, index, or list of data.
3. A legal record.
4. A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
5. A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
6. An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
7. One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.

## Etymology
From Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tavla.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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