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e-book

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈiːbʊk/
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noun

Meaning 1

An electronic book, a book published in electronic form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

History

Etymology

A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.

Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: e-boek — electronic book
  • Arabic: كِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ (kitāb ʔiliktrōniyy) — electronic book
  • Arabic: إِيبُوك (ʔibūk) — electronic book
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ktāḇā ilīqaṭrōnāyā) — electronic book
  • Azerbaijani: Rəqəmsəl Kitab — electronic book
  • Bengali: ই-বই (i-boi) — electronic book
  • Bulgarian: е-кни́га (e-kníga) — electronic book
  • Bulgarian: електро́нна кни́га (elektrónna kníga) — electronic book
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電子書 /电子书 (diànzǐshū) — electronic book
  • Cornish: elyver — electronic book
  • Czech: Ebook — electronic book
  • Czech: elektronická kniha — electronic book
  • Danish: e-bog — electronic book
  • Dutch: boek — electronic book
  • Dutch: e-book — electronic book
  • Estonian: e-raamat — electronic book
  • Estonian: digiraamat — electronic book
  • Finnish: sähkökirja — electronic book
  • Finnish: e-kirja — electronic book
  • French: livre numérique — electronic book
  • French: livrel — electronic book
  • French: livre électronique — electronic book
  • Georgian: ელწიგნი (elc̣igni) — electronic book
  • Georgian: ელ-წიგნი (el-c̣igni) — electronic book
  • Georgian: ელექტრონული წიგნი (elekṭronuli c̣igni) — electronic book
  • German: E-Book — electronic book
  • German: E-Buch — electronic book
  • German: elektronisches Buch — electronic book
  • German: Digitalbuch — electronic book
  • Greek: ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο (ilektronikó vivlío) — electronic book
  • Hindi: ई-पुस्तक (ī-pustak) — electronic book
  • Hungarian: e-könyv — electronic book
  • Icelandic: rafbók — electronic book
  • Indonesian: buku elektronik — electronic book
  • Irish: ríomhleabhar — electronic book
  • Irish: rleabhar — electronic book
  • Irish: r-leabhar — electronic book
  • Italian: e-book — electronic book
  • Italian: libro elettronico — electronic book
  • Italian: libro digitale — electronic book
  • Italian: telelibro — electronic book
  • Italian: cyberlibro — electronic book
  • Japanese: 電子書籍 (denshi-shoseki) — electronic book
  • Japanese: 電子本 (denshi-hon) — electronic book
  • Japanese: イーブック (ī-bukku) — electronic book
  • Japanese: eブック (ī-bukku) — electronic book
  • Korean: 전자책 (jeonjachaek) — electronic book
  • Korean: 전자서적 (jeonjaseojeok) — electronic book
  • Korean: 이북 (ibuk) — electronic book
  • Northern Kurdish: e-pirtûk — electronic book
  • Macedonian: е-кни́га (e-kníga) — electronic book
  • Macedonian: електро́нска кни́га (elektrónska kníga) — electronic book
  • Marathi: ई-बुक (ī-buk) — electronic book
  • Marathi: ई-पुस्तक (ī-pustak) — electronic book
  • Norwegian Bokmål: e-bok — electronic book
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: e-bok — electronic book
  • Persian: کتاب الکترونیکی (ketâb-e elektroniki) — electronic book
  • Polish: e-book — electronic book
  • Polish: książka elektroniczna — electronic book
  • Polish: e-książka — electronic book
  • Polish: ebook — electronic book
  • Polish: eBook — electronic book
  • Portuguese: e-book — electronic book
  • Portuguese: livro digital — electronic book
  • Portuguese: livro eletrónico — electronic book
  • Portuguese: livro eletrônico — electronic book
  • Romanian: eBook — electronic book
  • Romanian: carte electronică — electronic book
  • Russian: электро́нная кни́га (elektrónnaja kníga) — electronic book
  • Russian: электрокни́га (elektrokníga) — electronic book
  • Russian: э-кни́га (e-kníga) — electronic book
  • Russian: ибу́к (ibúk) — electronic book
  • Scottish Gaelic: leabhar-d — electronic book
  • Slovene: e-knjiga — electronic book
  • Spanish: ebook — electronic book
  • Spanish: libro electrónico — electronic book
  • Spanish: libro digital — electronic book
  • Spanish: ciberlibro — electronic book
  • Swahili: kitabu — electronic book
  • Swedish: e-bok — electronic book
  • Tagalog: dagisiking aklat — electronic book
  • Thai: หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (năng-sĕu ì-lék-tror-nìk) — electronic book
  • Turkish: e-kitap — electronic book
  • Vietnamese: sách điện tử — electronic book
  • Welsh: e-lyfr — electronic book
Real reading context

e-book in complete knowledge articles