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email

Pronunciation: /ˈiːmeɪl/
(also e-mail)
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Definition of email

noun

[mass noun]
  • messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network:reading email has become the first task of the morning [count noun]:we received thousands of emails
  • the system of sending messages by electronic means:a contract communicated by email

verb

[with object]
  • send an email to (someone): you can email me at my normal address [no object]:call, fax, or email for a free demo
  • send (a message) by email: employees can email the results back

Derivatives

emailer

noun

Origin:

1980s: abbreviation of electronic mail

Spelling help

Email can also be spelled e-mail, with a hyphen; the spelling with the hyphen is now less common.

email in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of email in the US English dictionary
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