e

1 of 5

noun

ˈē
 How to pronounce e (audio)
plural e's or es ˈēz How to pronounce e (audio)
often capitalized, often attributive
1
a
: the 5th letter of the English alphabet
b
: a graphic representation of this letter
c
: a speech counterpart of orthographic e
2
: the third tone of a C-major scale
3
: a graphic device for reproducing the letter e
4
: one designated e especially as the fifth in order or class
5
a
: a grade rating a student's work as poor and usually constituting a conditional pass
b
: a grade rating a student's work as failing
c
: one graded or rated with an E
6
: a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 2.71828183 that is the base of natural logarithms
7
: something shaped like the letter E
8
capitalized : ecstasy sense 2

e

2 of 5

abbreviation (1)

1
earth
2
east; eastern
3
edge
4
eldest
5
ell
6
empty
7
end
8
energy
9
erg
10
excellent

E

3 of 5

abbreviation (2)

1
electromotive force
2
energy
3
English
4
error
5
exponent

e-

4 of 5

prefix

1
: missing : absent
edentulous
2
: away
eluviation

e-

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

Dictionary Entries Near e

Cite this Entry

“E.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

e

1 of 2 noun
ˈē
plural e's or es
often capitalized
1
: the fifth letter of the English alphabet
2
: the musical note referred to by the letter E : the third tone of a C-major scale
3
: a grade rating a student's work as poor or failing

e-

2 of 2 combining form
: electronic
e-book

Medical Definition

E

abbreviation
1
emmetropia
2
enema
3
enzyme
4
experimenter
5
eye

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