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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ee-meyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈiˌmeɪl



Définition of e-mail

Origin :
  • 1982, short for electronic mail (1977; see electronic + mail (n.1)); this led to the contemptuous application of snail mail (1983) to the old system.
  • Even aerial navigation in 1999 was found too slow to convey and deliver the mails. The pneumatic tube system was even swifter, and with such facilities at hand it is not surprising that people in San Francisco received four daily editions of the Manhattan journals, although the distance between Sandy Hook and the Golden Gate is a matter of 3,600 miles. ["Looking Forward," Arthur Bird, 1899]
  • Associated Press style guide collapsed it to email 2011.
  • noun electronic mail
Example sentences :
  • Our e-mail reaches us as it reaches those to whom we send messages, even though most people have no idea how.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Determining the paths of an e-mail message is trivial for a machine, but almost impossible for a human being.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • If you come across a long passage that you recognize, e-mail lucy2424 at sbcglobal dot net.
  • Extract from : « Alida » by Amelia Stratton Comfield

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