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tabulature

tabulature is the alternative spelling of tablature.

Meaning of tablature

Noun

tablature (countable and uncountable, plural tablatures)

  1. A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
    Synonyms:
    tab
  2. (countable) An engraved tablet, or a painting on a wall or ceiling, or sometimes a picture in general.
  3. A division of the skull into two tables.

Forms of tabulature

pluraltabulatures

Questions about tabulature

What is tabulature the alternative spelling of?
Tabulature is the alternative spelling of tablature.

Words near tabulature in the dictionary

  1. tabulations
  2. tabulatophobia
  3. tabulator
  4. tabulators
  5. tabulatory
  6. tabulature
  7. tabulatures
  8. tabuli
  9. tabuliform
  10. tabulæ
  11. tabulæ rasæ

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tabulature (page history and authors); tablature (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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