noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/
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CMU ARPABET:T AE1 B L AH0 CH ER0
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noun
Meaning 1
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An engraved tablet, or a painting on a wall or ceiling, or sometimes a picture in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A division of the skull into two tables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical notation
History
Etymology
From French, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from tabula.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
tabulatuur
— form of musical notation
Chinese Mandarin:
指法譜 /指法谱
(zhǐfǎpǔ)
— form of musical notation
Czech:
tabulatura
— form of musical notation
Esperanto:
tabulaturo
— form of musical notation
Finnish:
tablatuuri
— form of musical notation
Finnish:
tabulatuuri
— form of musical notation
French:
tablature
— form of musical notation
German:
Tabulatur
— form of musical notation
Italian:
intavolatura
— form of musical notation
Italian:
tablatura
— form of musical notation
Italian:
tabulatura
— form of musical notation
Japanese:
タブ譜
(tabufu)
— form of musical notation
Japanese:
TAB譜
(tabufu)
— form of musical notation
Japanese:
タブラチュア
(taburachua)
— form of musical notation
Māori:
tohu puoro
— form of musical notation
Polish:
tabulatura
— form of musical notation
Portuguese:
tablatura
— form of musical notation
Romanian:
tablatură
— form of musical notation
Russian:
табулатура
(tabulatura)
— form of musical notation