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e-pal = "electronic pal" (pal being an informal word for "friend"). g. with a pen) at a distance letters.
- e-pal = "electronic pal" (pal being an informal word for "friend").
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- with a pen) at a distance letters.
- With the modern equivalent being email, you could use the term "e-pal" for "friends" (who you may never have met) that you email reguarly.
- Compare with e-mail ("electronic mail") also.
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e-pal = "electronic pal" (pal being an informal word for "friend"). The word is most likely derived from the historic term "penpal" - a "friend" that you write to (e.g. with a pen) at a distance letters. With the modern equivalent being email, you could use the term "e-pal" for "friends" (who you may never have met) that you email reguarly.
Compare with e-mail ("electronic mail") also.
Compare with e-mail ("electronic mail") also.
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