e-book

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See also: ebook, eBook, and E-Book

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of electronic book: e- +‎ book.

Noun[edit]

e-book (plural e-books)

  1. Electronic book, a book published in electronic form.
    • 2004, Sunil Saxena, Breaking News: The Craft and Technology of Online Journalism:
      The hype around e-books was electrifying in the year 2000 when Stephen King became the first celebrity writer to publish an e-novel.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English e-book.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

e-book m (invariable)

  1. e-reader
    Synonym: e-reader
  2. e-book

Further reading[edit]

  • e-book in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English e-book.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.buk/, /ˈɛ.buk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ibuk
  • Syllabification: e‧-book

Noun[edit]

e-book m inan

  1. (electronics) e-book
    Synonym: e-książka

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Further reading[edit]

  • e-book in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • e-book in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: e‧book

Noun[edit]

e-book m (plural e-books)

  1. e-book
    Synonyms: livro digital, livro eletrónico