"e-book" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: e-books [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of electronic book: e- + book. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|e-<id:digital>|book}} e- + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} e-book (plural e-books)
  1. Electronic book, a book published in electronic form. Categories (topical): Books Synonyms: ebook, eBook Related terms: cyberbook, etext, e-text Translations (electronic book): e-boek (Afrikaans), كِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ (kitāb ʔiliktrōniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), إِيبُوك (ʔibūk) [masculine] (Arabic), ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ktāḇā ilīqaṭrōnāyā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Rəqəmsəl Kitab (Azerbaijani), ই-বই (i-boi) (Bengali), е-кни́га (e-kníga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 電子書 (Chinese Mandarin), 电子书 (diànzǐshū) (Chinese Mandarin), elyver [masculine] (Cornish), Ebook [masculine] (Czech), elektronická kniha [feminine] (Czech), e-bog [common-gender] (Danish), boek [neuter] (Dutch), e-book (Dutch), e-raamat (Estonian), digiraamat (Estonian), sähkökirja (Finnish), e-kirja (Finnish), livre numérique [masculine] (French), livrel (French), livre électronique (French), ელწიგნი (elc̣igni) (Georgian), ელ-წიგნი (el-c̣igni) (Georgian), ელექტრონული წიგნი (elekṭronuli c̣igni) (Georgian), E-Book [neuter] (German), E-Buch [neuter] (German), elektronisches Buch [neuter] (German), Digitalbuch [neuter] (German), ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο (ilektronikó vivlío) [neuter] (Greek), ई-पुस्तक (ī-pustak) [feminine] (Hindi), e-könyv (Hungarian), rafbók (Icelandic), buku elektronik (Indonesian), ríomhleabhar [masculine] (Irish), rleabhar [masculine] (Irish), r-leabhar [masculine] (Irish), e-book [masculine] (Italian), libro elettronico [masculine] (Italian), libro digitale [masculine] (Italian), telelibro [masculine, rare] (Italian), cyberlibro [masculine, rare] (Italian), 電子書籍 (denshi-shoseki) (alt: でんししょせき) (Japanese), 電子本 (denshi-hon) (alt: でんしほん) (Japanese), イーブック (ī-bukku) (Japanese), eブック (ī-bukku) (Japanese), 전자책 (jeonjachaek) (alt: 電子冊) (Korean), 이북 (ibuk) (Korean), е-кни́га (e-kníga) [feminine] (Macedonian), електро́нска кни́га (elektrónska kníga) [feminine] (Macedonian), ई-बुक (ī-buk) [neuter] (Marathi), ई-पुस्तक (ī-pustak) [neuter] (Marathi), e-pirtûk (Northern Kurdish), کتاب الکترونیکی (ketâb-e elektroniki) (Persian), e-book [masculine] (Polish), książka elektroniczna [feminine] (Polish), e-książka [feminine] (Polish), ebook [masculine] (Polish), eBook [masculine] (Polish), e-book [masculine] (Portuguese), livro digital [masculine] (Portuguese), livro eletrónico [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), livro eletrônico [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), eBook [neuter] (Romanian), carte electronică [feminine] (Romanian), электро́нная кни́га (elektrónnaja kníga) [feminine] (Russian), электрокни́га (elektrokníga) [feminine] (Russian), э-кни́га (e-kníga) [feminine] (Russian), ибу́к (ibúk) [masculine] (Russian), leabhar-d [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), e-knjiga [feminine] (Slovene), ebook [masculine] (Spanish), libro electrónico [masculine] (Spanish), libro digital [masculine] (Spanish), ciberlibro [masculine] (Spanish), kitabu (Swahili), e-bok [common-gender] (Swedish), dagisiking aklat (Tagalog), หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (năng-sĕu ì-lék-tror-nìk) (Thai), e-kitap (Turkish), sách điện tử (Vietnamese), e-lyfr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-e-book-en-noun-9pInu~Z5 Categories (other): Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations

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          "sense": "electronic book",
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          "sense": "electronic book",
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          "sense": "electronic book",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "electronic book",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "elc̣igni",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "elekṭronuli c̣igni",
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          "alt": "でんしほん",
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          "alt": "電子冊",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeonjachaek",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "전자책"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ibuk",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "이북"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "e-pirtûk"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "e-kníga",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "е-кни́га"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "elektrónska kníga",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "електро́нска кни́га"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "ī-buk",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ई-बुक"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "ī-pustak",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ई-पुस्तक"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ketâb-e elektroniki",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "کتاب الکترونیکی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "e-book"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "książka elektroniczna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "e-książka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ebook"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eBook"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "e-book"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "livro digital"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "livro eletrónico"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "livro eletrônico"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "eBook"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "carte electronică"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "elektrónnaja kníga",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "электро́нная кни́га"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "elektrokníga",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "электрокни́га"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "e-kníga",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "э-кни́га"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ibúk",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ибу́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leabhar-d"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "e-knjiga"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ebook"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "libro electrónico"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "libro digital"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ciberlibro"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "kitabu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "e-bok"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "dagisiking aklat"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "năng-sĕu ì-lék-tror-nìk",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "e-kitap"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "sách điện tử"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "electronic book",
          "word": "e-lyfr"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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        "2": "e-<id:digital>",
        "3": "book"
      },
      "expansion": "e- + book",
      "name": "affix"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Contraction of electronic book: e- + book.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "e-books",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "args": {},
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    },
    {
      "word": "etext"
    },
    {
      "word": "e-text"
    }
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with e- (digital)",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Requests for review of Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Afrikaans translations",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations",
        "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Cornish translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Marathi translations",
        "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Slovene translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swahili translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
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        {
          "ref": "2004, Sunil Saxena, Breaking News: The Craft and Technology of Online Journalism:",
          "text": "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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      ],
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        [
          "Electronic",
          "electronic"
        ],
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          "book",
          "book"
        ]
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    }
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "eBook"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-boek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kitāb ʔiliktrōniyy",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔibūk",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِيبُوك"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "ktāḇā ilīqaṭrōnāyā",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "Rəqəmsəl Kitab"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "i-boi",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "ই-বই"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "e-kníga",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "е-кни́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "電子書"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diànzǐshū",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "电子书"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elyver"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ebook"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elektronická kniha"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "e-bog"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "boek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-book"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-raamat"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "digiraamat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "sähkökirja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-kirja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livre numérique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "livrel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "livre électronique"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "elc̣igni",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "ელწიგნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "el-c̣igni",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "ელ-წიგნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "elekṭronuli c̣igni",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "ელექტრონული წიგნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "E-Book"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "E-Buch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "elektronisches Buch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Digitalbuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ilektronikó vivlío",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ī-pustak",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ई-पुस्तक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-könyv"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "rafbók"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "buku elektronik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ríomhleabhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rleabhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "r-leabhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "e-book"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "libro elettronico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "libro digitale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "telelibro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "cyberlibro"
    },
    {
      "alt": "でんししょせき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "denshi-shoseki",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "電子書籍"
    },
    {
      "alt": "でんしほん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "denshi-hon",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "電子本"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ī-bukku",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "イーブック"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ī-bukku",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "eブック"
    },
    {
      "alt": "電子冊",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeonjachaek",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "전자책"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ibuk",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "이북"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-pirtûk"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "e-kníga",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "е-кни́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "elektrónska kníga",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "електро́нска кни́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ī-buk",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ई-बुक"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ī-pustak",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ई-पुस्तक"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ketâb-e elektroniki",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "کتاب الکترونیکی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "e-book"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "książka elektroniczna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "e-książka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ebook"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eBook"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "e-book"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livro digital"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livro eletrónico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livro eletrônico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "eBook"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carte electronică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elektrónnaja kníga",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "электро́нная кни́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elektrokníga",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "электрокни́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "e-kníga",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "э-кни́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ibúk",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ибу́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leabhar-d"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "e-knjiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ebook"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "libro electrónico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "libro digital"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciberlibro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "kitabu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "e-bok"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "dagisiking aklat"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "năng-sĕu ì-lék-tror-nìk",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-kitap"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "sách điện tử"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "electronic book",
      "word": "e-lyfr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-book"
}

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