noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material (such as letters or junk mail) to multiple recipients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
An email list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: list, listing
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قَائِمَة بَرِيدِيَّة
(qāʔima barīdiyya)
— collection of names and addresses
Chinese Mandarin:
郵寄名單 /邮寄名单
(yóujì míngdān)
— collection of names and addresses
Dutch:
nieuwslijst
— collection of names and addresses
Dutch:
adressenlijst
— collection of names and addresses
Estonian:
postiloend
— collection of names and addresses
Finnish:
postituslista
— collection of names and addresses
French:
liste de diffusion
— collection of names and addresses
French:
fichier d’adresses
— collection of names and addresses
German:
Mailingliste
— collection of names and addresses
German:
Verteiler
— collection of names and addresses
Icelandic:
póstlisti
— collection of names and addresses
Icelandic:
viðtakendaskrá
— collection of names and addresses
Italian:
mailing list
— collection of names and addresses
Italian:
indirizzario
— collection of names and addresses
Italian:
lista d'invio
— collection of names and addresses
Japanese:
メーリングリスト
(mēringu risuto)
— collection of names and addresses
Korean:
메일링 리스트
(meilling riseuteu)
— collection of names and addresses
Polish:
lista dyskusyjna
— collection of names and addresses
Portuguese:
lista de discussão
— collection of names and addresses
Portuguese:
lista de correio
— collection of names and addresses
Portuguese:
lista de difusão
— collection of names and addresses
Russian:
спи́сок рассы́лки
(spísok rassýlki)
— collection of names and addresses
Spanish:
lista de correo
— collection of names and addresses
Ukrainian:
спи́сок розси́лки
(spýsok rozsýlky)
— collection of names and addresses
Vietnamese:
danh sách thư
— collection of names and addresses
Vietnamese:
danh sách gửi thư
— collection of names and addresses
Vietnamese:
danh sách gởi thư
— collection of names and addresses
Vietnamese:
hộp thư chung
— collection of names and addresses
