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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In early 2021, the writer Lucy Sante sent an e-mail to her closest friends. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024 Small electronic gadgets such as toys, vacuum cleaners and e-cigarettes had particularly low recycling rates at around 12%, despite making up roughly a third of all e-waste, the report found. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024 The all-road edition takes the Curt up from a feathery (for an e-bike) 14.4kg (about 32 pounds) to 16.9kg, and still fits riders from small to large. Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024 Although there’s a massive collection of cryptocurrency payment alternatives to make transactions smooth sailing and swift, Super Slots also features the regular card and e-wallet mediums. 5. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 In Key Biscayne, local officials said the state law as written prevented them from restricting the use of e-bikes based on age without also affecting the use of regular bicycles. Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 Putting More People On Two Wheels Once there’s agreement that e-bikes are worth supporting for many reasons, the challenge is how to induce more e-bike use and realize those benefits. Christopher R. Cherry, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024 Since then the automaker has released two other fuel cell vehicles and is now back with a fourth that is arguably the most practical yet, the CR-V e:FCEV that is also the first to be produced in the U.S. This CR-V has a different configuration from most FCEVs by also having a plug. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Sign up for the city’s e-notify system at city.milwaukee.gov/News-Events/enotify Tell us about your Milwaukee neighborhood. Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024

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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 29 Mar. 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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