email

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Usage notes 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Synonyms 4.2 See also 4.3 Anagrams 5 Italian 5.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology 1

From e-mail, by elimination of hyphen

[edit] Noun

email (countable and uncountable; plural emails)

1. (uncountable) Alternative spelling of e-mail: electronic communication among users of computer networks.
2. (countable) Alternative spelling of e-mail: an e-mail message.

[edit] Usage notes

• Many speakers consider the spelling e-mail more correct; however, both 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• email forward

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[edit] Verb

to email (third-person singular simple present emails, present participle emailing, simple past and past participle emailed)

1. To compose and send an email

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[edit] Etymology 2

(Verification for this etymology is sought):From French émail (“‘enamel’”)

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email (countable and uncountable; plural emails)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)(uncountable, rare) Ink used on glass or porcelain.
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)(countable, rare) A type of such ink.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeilm
• ameli
• maile

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Alternative spellings

• e-mail

[edit] Noun

email m.

1. enamel
2. (informal) email (electronic communication)

[edit] Usage notes

Some institutions discourage this spelling of electronic communication in favor of e-mail.

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email

1. enamel

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[edit] French

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email m. (plural emails)

1. (informal) email

[edit] Synonyms

• courriel
• courrier électronique

[edit] See also

• émail

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeilm
• maile, mailé
• mêlai

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

email f. inv. (Also: e-mail)

1. email