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ebook

/ˈibuk/ noun

Alternative spelling of e-book.

Word Origin Ebook is a modern compound: e- for electronic (from Greek elektron 'amber', because static electricity was first observed with amber) and book (from Old English bōc, originally 'beech tree' because early Germanic writings were on beech tablets). So an ebook is an electronic book, but the word book itself goes back to trees. The same root gives us beech, and the e- prefix appears in email, ecommerce, elearning.

noun Alternative spelling of e-book. countable

I downloaded an ebook version of the novel for my flight.

(名词) 电子书；电子书籍

我为航班下载了小说的电子书版本。

(sustantivo) libro electrónico; ebook [Ortografía alternativa de e-book.]

Descargué una versión de libro electrónico de la novela para mi vuelo.

(nom) livre numérique; livre électronique [Livre numérique ; version électronique d'un ouvrage destinée à être lue sur un écran.]

J'ai téléchargé un ebook (livre numérique) du roman pour mon vol.

(Substantiv) E-Book [Alternative Schreibweise von *E-Book*; ein elektronisches Buch, das auf digitalen Geräten gelesen werden kann.]

Ich habe mir die **ebook**-Version des Romans für meinen Flug heruntergeladen.

(名詞) e-book（電子書籍）の別のつづり方。

飛行機に持っていくため、その小説の電子書籍版をダウンロードした。

(substantivo) e-book; ebook; livro eletrônico; livro digital [Grafia alternativa de e-book (livro eletrônico).]

Baixei uma versão em ebook do romance para meu voo.

Synonyms: e-book electronic book digital book e-reader book online book Antonyms: print book physical book paperback hardcover
Word parts: e + book

Related words

booker booklet bookish electronics electron

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