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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
French émail
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
email (plural emails)
- (obsolete, circa 13th century) a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document
Etymology 2 [edit]
see e-mail
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
email (countable and uncountable; plural emails)
- Alternative spelling of e-mail.
Usage notes [edit]
- Many speakers consider the spelling e-mail more correct; however, both spellings are quite common.
- Noting that mail is not countable in common usage, certain style guides recommend against the countable use of email, preferring such phrasings as email message; however, such countable use is quite common.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
e-mail — see e-mail
Verb [edit]
email (third-person singular simple present emails, present participle emailing, simple past and past participle emailed)
- Alternative spelling of e-mail.
Translations [edit]
e-mail — see e-mail
Anagrams [edit]
Czech [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
email m
Usage notes [edit]
Some institutions discourage this spelling of electronic communication in favor of e-mail.
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
email n (uncountable)
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
email m (plural emails)
Synonyms [edit]
See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
email f (invariable) (Also: e-mail)
