Meanings
noune-dictionary (plural e-dictionaries)
plural e-dictionaries
- A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware).
Our new e-dictionary is available online or on CD-ROM.
1 more example
I put my e-dictionary in my backpack and headed off to school.
Origin
Appeared in the 1990s with the advent of the Internet, from e- + dictionary.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 電子詞典 /电子词典
- 電子詞典 /电子词典 (diànzǐ cídiǎn)electronic dictionary
French dictionnaire électronique
- dictionnaire électroniqueelectronic dictionary
German elektronisches Wörterbuch
- elektronisches Wörterbuchelectronic dictionary
Japanese 電子辞書
- 電子辞書 (denshijisho)electronic dictionary
Korean 전자사전
- 전자사전 (jeonjasajeon)electronic dictionary
Portuguese e-dicionário
- e-dicionárioelectronic dictionary
Russian электро́нный слова́рь
- электро́нный слова́рь (elektrónnyj slovárʹ)electronic dictionary
Urdu الیکٹرانک لغت
- الیکٹرانک لغت (elektrânik luġat)electronic dictionary
Cite this entry
APA
e-dictionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-dictionary
MLA
“e-dictionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-dictionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-dictionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-dictionary.
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