e-dictionary

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

enPR: ē-dĭkʹshə-nĕr′ē

Noun

e-dictionary (plural e-dictionaries)

A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware).
Our new e-dictionary is available online or on CD-ROM.

I put my e-dictionary in my backpack and headed off to school.

Translations

electronic dictionary

Chinese:
Mandarin: 電子詞典／电子词典 (diànzǐ cídiǎn)
French: dictionnaire électronique m
German: elektronisches Wörterbuch n
Japanese: 電子辞書 (ja) (でんしじしょ, denshijisho)
Korean: 전자 사전 (jeonja sajeon)
Russian: электро́нный слова́рь m (elektrónnyj slovárʹ)
Urdu: الیکٹرانک لغت f (elektrânik luġat)

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