"e-dictionary" meaning in English

See e-dictionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: e-dictionaries [plural]
enPR: ē-dĭkʹshə-nĕr′ē Etymology: Appeared in the 1990s with the advent of the Internet, from e- + dictionary. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|e|dictionary}} e- + dictionary Head templates: {{en-noun}} e-dictionary (plural e-dictionaries)
  1. A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware). Translations (electronic dictionary): 電子詞典 (Chinese Mandarin), 电子词典 (diànzǐ cídiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), dictionnaire électronique [masculine] (French), elektronisches Wörterbuch [neuter] (German), 電子辞書 (denshijisho) (alt: でんしじしょ) (Japanese), 전자 사전 (jeonja sajeon) (Korean), электро́нный слова́рь (elektrónnyj slovárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), الیکٹرانک لغت (elektrânik luġat) [feminine] (Urdu)

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