What is the difference between pill and tablet?
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"Pill" is a more general term.  It can be either a capsule or a tablet.

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If you're talking about medicine, a pill is a round and oval capsule, and a tablet is flat and circular.

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Christopher's answer is the only correct answer. In British English, we say 'tablet' more often.

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Pills are small solid "round" masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow "without chewing". A tablet is a small solid mass of medicine which you swallow.

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Pill is a single round capsule while tablet is a a collection of pills in a pack

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