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E, e

  [ee]
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–noun, plural E's or Es, e's or es.
1. the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter E or e, as in met, meet, mere, etc.
3. something having the shape of an E.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter E or e.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter E or e.
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E

 
1. east.
2. eastern.
3. English.
4. excellent.
5. Expressway.

E

 
Symbol.
1. the fifth in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes lowercase) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work is in need of improvement in order to be passing.
3. Music.
a. the third tone in the scale of C major or the fifth tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
b. a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
c. a written or printed note representing this tone.
d. (in the fixed system of solmization) the third tone of the scale of C major, called mi.
e. the tonality having E as the tonic note.
4. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 250. Compare Roman numerals.
5. Physics, Electricity.
a. electric field.
b. electric field strength.
6. Physics. energy.
7. Biochemistry. glutamic acid.
8. Logic. universal negative.
9. a proportional shoe width size narrower than EE and wider than D.

e

 
1. electron.
2. Physics. elementary charge.

e

 
Symbol.
1. Mathematics. a transcendental constant equal to 2.7182818 …, used as the base of natural logarithms; the limit of the expression (1+1/n)n as n approaches infinity.
2. Logic. universal negative.

e-

 
var. of ex- 1 , occurring in words of Latin origin before consonants other than c, f, p, q, s, and t: emit.

e-

 
(used in combination)
1. electronic: e-mail; E-text.
2. online: e-commerce.
Also, E-.

E.

 
1. Earl.
2. Earth.
3. east.
4. Easter.
5. eastern.
6. engineer.
7. engineering.
8. English.

e.

 
1. eldest.
2. Football. end.
3. engineer.
4. engineering.
5. entrance.
6. Baseball. error; errors.

east

  [eest]
–noun
1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E
2. the direction in which this point lies.
3. (usually initial capital letter) a quarter or territory situated in this direction.
4. the East,
a. the parts of Asia collectively lying east of Europe and including Asia Minor, Syria, Arabia, India, China, etc.; the Orient.
b. the Far East.
c. (formerly) the Soviet Union and its allies.
d. the part of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.
e. the part of the U.S. east of the Allegheny Mountains.
f. New England.
g. Ancient and Medieval History. the Eastern Roman Empire.
–adjective
5. directed or proceeding toward the east.
6. coming from the east: an east wind.
7. lying toward or situated in the east: the east side.
8. Ecclesiastical. being at the end of the church where the high altar is: an east window.
–adverb
9. to, toward, or in the east: an island located east of Sumatra; He went east.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME est, OE ēast; c. G ost, ON austr; akin to L aurōra, Gk aúōs (dial. var. of ēs, héōs) dawn. See Easter

Related forms:
eastness, noun

Eng⋅lish

  [ing-glish or, often, -lish]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
2. belonging or pertaining to, or spoken or written in, the English language.
–noun
3. the people of England collectively, esp. as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
4. the Germanic language of the British Isles, widespread and standard also in the U.S. and most of the British Commonwealth, historically termed Old English (c450–c1150), Middle English (c1150–c1475), and Modern English (after c1475). Abbreviation: E
5. English language, composition, and literature as offered as a course of study in school.
6. a specific variety of this language, as that of a particular time, place, or person: American English; Shakespearean English.
7. simple, straightforward language: What does all that jargon mean in English?
8. Sports. (sometimes lowercase)
a. a spinning motion imparted to a ball, esp. in billiards.
b. body English.
9. Printing. a 14-point type of a size between pica and Columbian.
10. a grade of calendered paper having a smooth matte finish.
–verb (used with object)
11. to translate into English: to English Euripides.
12. to adopt (a foreign word) into English; Anglicize.
13. (sometimes lowercase) Sports. to impart English to (a ball).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE Englisc, equiv. to Engle (pl.) the English (cf. L Anglī; see Angle ) + -isc -ish 1

Related forms:
Eng⋅lish⋅ness, noun

ex-

1 
a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimes imparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative: exstipulate; exterritorial; ex-president (former president); ex-member; ex-wife.
Also, e-, ef-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form of ex, ē (prep.) out (of), from, beyond

Go⋅rey

  [gawr-ee]
–noun
Edward (St. John), 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

Waugh

  [waw]
–noun
1. Alec (Alexander Raban), 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
2. Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).
3. Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).
4. Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator.
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e 1 or E   (ē)   
n.   pl. e's or E's also es or Es

  1. The fifth letter of the modern English alphabet.

  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter e.

  3. The fifth in a series.

  4. Something shaped like the letter E.

  5. E A grade that indicates failing status.

  6. Music

    1. The third tone in the scale of C major or the fifth tone in the relative minor scale.

    2. A key or scale in which E is the tonic.

    3. A written or printed note representing this tone.

    4. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.

  7. e Mathematics The base of the natural system of logarithms, having a numerical value of approximately 2.71828.

  8. E The hypothesized traditional source of those narrative portions of the Pentateuch in which God is referred to as Elohim rather than with the Tetragrammaton.


[Sense 8, from Elohim.]
e 2  
abbr.  electron
E  
abbr.  

    1. east

    2. eastern

  2. energy

  3. Baseball error

  4. excellent

east   (ēst)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. E

    1. The cardinal point on the mariner's compass 90° clockwise from due north and directly opposite west.

    2. The direction of the earth's axial rotation.

    3. The eastern part of the earth, especially eastern Asia.

    4. The eastern part of a region or country.

    5. The region of the United States east of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    6. The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.

  2. An area or region lying in the east.

  3. often East

    1. The eastern part of the earth, especially eastern Asia.

    2. The eastern part of a region or country.

    3. The region of the United States east of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    4. The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.

  4. often East

    1. The region of the United States east of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    2. The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.

adj.  

  1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the east: the east bank of the river.

  2. Originating in or coming from the east: a cool east wind.

adv.  In, from, or toward the east: a river flowing east.

[Middle English est, from Old English ēast; see aus- in Indo-European roots.]
e·lec·tron   (ĭ-lěk'trŏn')   
n.   Abbr. e
A stable subatomic particle in the lepton family having a rest mass of 9.1066 × 10-28 grams and a unit negative electric charge of approximately 1.602 × 10-19 coulombs. See Table at subatomic particle.

[electr(ic) + -on1.]
er·ror   (ěr'ər)   
n.  

  1. An act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.

  2. The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.

  3. The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.

  4. A mistake.

  5. Mathematics The difference between a computed or measured value and a true or theoretically correct value.

  6. Abbr. E Baseball A defensive fielding or throwing misplay by a player when a play normally should have resulted in an out or prevented an advance by a base runner.


[Middle English errour, from Old French, from Latin error, from errāre, to err; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]
er'ror·less adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

e-

A prefix that stands for “electronic” and refers to information technologies, business, and almost anything connected to or transmitted over the Internet. Some examples of its use include e-business, e-commerce, e-book, and e-mail.

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Word Origin & History

east 
O.E. east, from P.Gmc. *aus-to-, *austra- "east, toward the sunrise" (cf. Du. oost, Ger. Ost, O.N. austr "from the east"), from PIE *aus- "dawn" (cf. Skt. ushas "dawn," Gk. aurion "morning," O.Ir. usah, Lith. auszra "dawn," L. aurora "dawn," auster "south"), lit. "to shine." The east is the direction in which dawn breaks. For shift in sense in L., see Australia. Meaning "the eastern part of the world" (from Europe) is from c.1300. Cold War use of East for "communist states" first recorded 1951. Natives of eastern Germany and the Baltics were known as easterlings 16c.-18c. The east wind in Biblical Palestine was scorching and destructive (cf. Ezek. xvii.10); in New England it is bleak, wet, unhealthful. East End of London so called from 1846; East Side of Manhattan so called from 1882; Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1624. East Indies (India and Southeast Asia) so called 1598 to distinguish them from the West Indies.

English  (2)
"spin imparted to a ball" (as in billiards), 1860, from Fr. anglé "angled," which is similar to Anglais "English."

ex- 
prefix, in Eng. meaning mainly "out of, from," but also "upwards, completely, deprive of, without," and "former;" from L. ex "out of," from PIE *eghs "out" (cf. Gaul. ex-, O.Ir. ess-, O.C.S. izu, Rus. iz). In some cases also from Gk. cognate ex, ek. It has stood on its own since 1929 as abbreviation for ex-wife, ex-husband, etc.
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Financial Dictionary

E

A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock has been delinquent in required filings with the SEC.

Investopedia Commentary

Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock.

See also: Nasdaq, SEC, Stock Symbol

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Financial Dictionary

e

  1. Used in the dividend column of stock transaction tables in newspapers to indicate the dividend that was declared and paid in the preceding 12 months: 1.75e.

  2. Used in mutual fund transaction tables in newspapers to indicate that the shares trade ex-distribution.


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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex-
Function: prefix
Etymology: Latin ex from, out of
: free from : without
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: E
Function: abbreviation
1 emmetropia
2 enema
3 enzyme
4 experimenter
5 eye
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Medical Dictionary

e abbr.
electron

ex- pref.
Outside; out of; away from: excementosis.

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Science Dictionary
e   (ē)  Pronunciation Key 
An irrational number, with a numerical value of 2.718281828459.... It is mathematically defined as the limit of (1 + 1/n )n as n grows infinitely large. It is the base of natural logarithms and has many applications in mathematics, especially in expressions involving exponential growth and decay.
E  

  1. The symbol for energy.

  2. The symbol for modulus of elasticity.


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Computing Dictionary

E
1. An extension of C++ with database types and persistent objects. E is a powerful and flexible procedural programming language. It is used in the Exodus database system.
See also GNU E.
(ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/exodus/E/).
["Persistence in the E Language: Issues and Implementation", J.E. Richardson et al, Soft Prac & Exp 19(12):1115-1150 (Dec 1989)].
2. A procedural language by Wouter van Oortmerssen with semantics similar to C. E features lists, low-level polymorphism, exception handling, quoted expressions, pattern matching and object inheritance. Amiga E is a version for the Amiga.
(1999-10-05)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
e

  1. electron

  2. error

E

  1. east

  2. eastern

  3. electronic

  4. English

  5. error

  6. especial

  7. etiology

  8. excellent

  9. extra

  10. Spain (international vehicle ID)

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