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spirit tablet

spirit tablet noun: spirit tablet; ancestral tablet; memorial tablet (tombstone tablet with the name and details of the deceased or an ancestor inscribed on it, usually found in Chinese or generally East Asian columbariums).

Noun

spirit tablet (plural spirit tablets)

  1. spirit tablet; ancestral tablet; memorial tablet (tombstone tablet with the name and details of the deceased or an ancestor inscribed on it, usually found in Chinese or generally East Asian columbariums)

Forms of spirit tablet

pluralspirit tablets

Origin of spirit tablet

Calque of Chinese 神牌 (shénpái)

Questions about spirit tablet

What does spirit tablet mean?
Spirit tablet means spirit tablet; ancestral tablet; memorial tablet (tombstone tablet with the name and details of the deceased or an ancestor inscribed on it, usually found in Chinese or generally East Asian columbariums).
What part of speech is spirit tablet?
Spirit tablet is a noun.
What is the plural of spirit tablet?
The plural of spirit tablet is spirit tablets.

Words near spirit tablet in the dictionary

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  2. spirit photographers
  3. spirit photography
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  5. spirit roads
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  8. spirit trumpets
  9. spirit vinegar
  10. spirit vinegars
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