ebook
See also: eBook, e-book, and E-Book
English
Etymology
e- + book
Noun
ebook (plural ebooks)
- Alternative spelling of e-book
- 2009, January 23, “Simon Jenkins”, in Old is new. Even Gutenberg's ghost has returned to live in Silicon Valley:
- Technology's constant attempts to re-invent the "ebook" prove only the vigour of the real thing.
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Anagrams
- booke
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ebook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈbuk/ [iˈβ̞uk]
- Rhymes: -uk
Noun
ebook m (plural ebooks)
- e-book
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.