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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
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[edit] Noun
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
[edit] Etymology 2
see e-mail
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
email (countable and uncountable; plural emails)
- Alternative spelling of e-mail.
[edit] Usage notes
- 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.
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e-mail — see e-mail
[edit] Verb
email (third-person singular simple present emails, present participle emailing, simple past and past participle emailed)
- Alternative spelling of e-mail.
[edit] Translations
e-mail — see e-mail
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[edit] Czech
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[edit] Noun
email m.
[edit] Usage notes
Some institutions discourage this spelling of electronic communication in favor of e-mail.
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Noun
email n. (uncountable)
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
email m. (plural emails)
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
email f. inv. (Also: e-mail)
