Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e-dictionary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: e--dic-tionary
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware).

Example Sentences

"Our new e-dictionary is available online or on CD-ROM."
"I put my e-dictionary in my backpack and headed off to school."

Etymology

Appeared in the 1990s with the advent of the Internet, from e- + dictionary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: e

Inflected Forms

e-dictionaries (plural)

Questions

What does e-dictionary mean?: A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware).
Where does e-dictionary come from?: Appeared in the 1990s with the advent of the Internet, from e- + dictionary.

How to pronounce e-dictionary

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