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Gmail

Gmail

1 2.3
An email sent or received using a Gmail account
  • noun
  • Texting
: correo de Gmail
  • She received a notification that she had a new Gmail from her professor.

I have more Gmail than fits into a free Gmail account now.

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Examples

  • I have more Gmail than fits into a free Gmail account now.

  • I regularly check my Gmail for important updates and messages.

  • After sending the document, I confirmed it was delivered to his Gmail.

Synonyms

mail
vsGmail
  • Texting
∞ 1.0

Messages sent or received over the internet

is limited to electronic items sent using one provider's infrastructure
email
vsGmail
  • Texting
748 1.0

A message sent over the internet to another person

is specific to one provider's hosted service and account
e-mail message
vsGmail
  • Texting
24 1.0

A message sent by email over the internet

is delivered specifically through one provider's service rather than any system
email message
vsGmail
  • Texting
12 1.0

A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet

is sent or received specifically via one provider's online account

Surface Forms

Gmail singular
Gmails plural

Morphology

Gmail = mail (semi-transparent) = G + mail

The 'G' stands for Google, but this is not immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word Gmail comes from G for 'Google' and mail meaning 'email', so a Gmail is a message sent or received with Google's email service.