E-dictionary

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware).

    "Our new e-dictionary is available online or on CD-ROM."

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"Our new e-dictionary is available online or on CD-ROM."

Etymology

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

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