or e-mail, E-mail
[ee-meyl]
- a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software: Communication by email is almost instantaneous.
- a message sent by email: Send me an email about that idea, and I'll get back to you.
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- to send a message to by email: When you email me, don't forget to attach the documents.
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Origin of email
Word story
See Internet.
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Examples from the Web for emailed
Contemporary Examples
“I think the attacks on Fareed are distorted, irresponsible, and unfair,” Weisberg emailed.
“First, all reporters get treated equally by our press team,” he emailed The Daily Beast.
VanDyke confirmed the attack on his website, writing that SEA had emailed him a blackmail threat.
I emailed Robby Kalland, who previously covered the Hawks for three years with Score Atlanta, SB Nation, and Hawks.com.
Clinton's spokesman Nick Merrill responded Thursday with one word to an emailed query: "Rumors."
Historical Examples
I emailed a copy to myself, but I can't get onto the Xnet anymore.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
Word Origin and History for emailed
n.
a type of pottery design pattern, c.1877, from French email (12c.), literally "enamel" (see enamel (n.)).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper