"e-mail" meaning in English

See e-mail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈiːmeɪl/ Audio: en-us-email.ogg , En-us-e-mail.ogg Forms: e-mails [plural]
enPR: ēʹmāl Rhymes: -iːmeɪl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} e-mail (countable and uncountable, plural e-mails)
  1. Alternative spelling of email. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: email Categories (topical): E-mail, Internet Derived forms: e-mail address, e-mail list
    Sense id: en-e-mail-en-noun-rZ7sjxw8 Disambiguation of E-mail: 49 51 Disambiguation of Internet: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 12 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 3 31 29 5 10 10 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈiːmeɪl/ Audio: en-us-email.ogg , En-us-e-mail.ogg Forms: e-mails [present, singular, third-person], e-mailing [participle, present], e-mailed [participle, past], e-mailed [past]
enPR: ēʹmāl Rhymes: -iːmeɪl Head templates: {{en-verb}} e-mail (third-person singular simple present e-mails, present participle e-mailing, simple past and past participle e-mailed)
  1. Alternative spelling of email Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: email Categories (topical): E-mail, Internet Derived forms: e-mailable
    Sense id: en-e-mail-en-verb-cAsUJHeU Disambiguation of E-mail: 49 51 Disambiguation of Internet: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 12 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 3 31 29 5 10 10 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 57:",
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