\ ˈē-ˌmāl
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variants:
or e-mail
Definition of email
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network)
communicating by email
2a
: messages sent and received electronically through an email system
receives a lot of email
b
plural emails or e-mails
: an email message
sent him an email
variants:
or e-mail
emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails
Definition of email (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to send email to (someone)
She emailed her mom.
2
: to send (something) by email
I'll email the documents tomorrow.
: to communicate by email
As I write this, a colleague who takes an amateur interest in tracking the weather emailed to say it would be "among the hottest days of 2019 so far, if not #1."— Nina Metz
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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