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   E·mail

   /ˈēˌmāl/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • ▪ the system of sending messages by electronic means from one computer to another: "a contract communicated by email"
   • ▪ a message sent by email: "I got three emails from my mother today"

   verb

   • 1. send an email to (someone): "you can email me at my normal address"
   • ▪ send (a message) by email: "employees can email the results back"

   Word Origin 1970s: abbreviation of electronic mail.

   Derivatives

   • 1. emailer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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