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▸ noun:  A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
▸ noun:  (art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
▸ noun:  (Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
▸ noun:  (Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
▸ noun:  (historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
▸ noun:  A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
▸ noun:  A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
▸ noun:  (transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.




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