e

1 of 5

noun

ˈē

plural e's or es ˈēz

often capitalized, often attributive

: the 5th letter of the English alphabet

: a graphic representation of this letter

: a speech counterpart of orthographic e

: the third tone of a C-major scale

: a graphic device for reproducing the letter e

: one designated e especially as the fifth in order or class

: a grade rating a student's work as poor and usually constituting a conditional pass

: a grade rating a student's work as failing

: one graded or rated with an E

: a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 2.71828183 that is the base of natural logarithms

: something shaped like the letter E

capitalized : ecstasy sense 2

2 of 5

abbreviation (1)

earth

east; eastern

edge

eldest

ell

empty

end

energy

erg

excellent

3 of 5

abbreviation (2)

electromotive force

energy

English

error

exponent

4 of 5

prefix

: missing : absent

edentulous

: away

eluviation

5 of 5

combining form

: electronic

e-commerce

Examples of e in a Sentence

Noun a word that begins with an e a word that begins with e a song in the key of E

Word History

Etymology

Prefix

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, out, forth, away, from Latin, from ex-

Combining form

e-mail

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler

The first known use of e was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

Style

“E.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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Kids Definition

1 of 2 noun

ˈē

plural e's or es

often capitalized

: the fifth letter of the English alphabet

: the musical note referred to by the letter E : the third tone of a C-major scale

: a grade rating a student's work as poor or failing

2 of 2 combining form

: electronic

e-book

Medical Definition

abbreviation

emmetropia

enema

enzyme

experimenter

eye

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