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e-quaintance

e-quaintance noun: a person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or through internet dating personals.

Noun

e-quaintance (plural e-quaintances)

  1. (Internet) a person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or through internet dating personals.
  2. (Internet) the state of knowing exclusively online

Forms of e-quaintance

plurale-quaintances
alternative formecquaintance

Origin of e-quaintance

Blend of e- + acquaintance, replacing ac- (ad) with e- (“electronic”), by analogy with e-mail.

Questions about e-quaintance

What does e-quaintance mean?
E-quaintance means a person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or through internet dating personals.
What part of speech is e-quaintance?
E-quaintance is a noun.
What is the plural of e-quaintance?
The plural of e-quaintance is e-quaintances.

Words near e-quaintance in the dictionary

  1. e-published
  2. e-publisher
  3. e-publishers
  4. e-publishes
  5. e-publishing
  6. e-quaintance
  7. e-quaintances
  8. e-quainted
  9. E-R
  10. E-R bridge
  11. e-reader

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