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adj
Entwined or linked together so as to form a network; interconnected, networked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: interwoven
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Connected into a computer network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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adj
Connected to, or able to access, the Internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, not-comparable, specifically
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of internet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Antonyms: none provided
History
PIE word *h1én The adjective is derived from inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) + netted (“forming a network”, adjective). The verb is derived from internet + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).
From internet + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
