e
1 of 5noun
ˈē 
plural e's or es ˈēz
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 5abbreviation (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 5abbreviation (2)
1
electromotive force
2
energy
3
English
4
error
5
exponent
e-
4 of 5prefix
1
: missing : absent
edentulous
2
: away
eluviation
e-
5 of 5combining form
: electronic
e-commerce
Example Sentences
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
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing e
Kids Definition
e 1 of 2
noun
ˈē
plural e's or es
ˈēz
often capitalized
1
: the fifth letter of the English alphabet
2
: a grade that shows a student's work is failing
3
: a musical note referred to by the letter E
E
2 of 2abbreviation
1
east
2
eastern
3
excellent
Medical Definition
E
abbreviation
1
emmetropia
2
enema
3
enzyme
4
experimenter
5
eye