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Webster 1913 Edition


E

E

(ē)
.
1.
The fifth letter of the English alphabet.
It derives its form, name, and value from the Latin, the form and value being further derived from the Greek, into which it came from the Phœnician, and ultimately, probably, from the Egyptian. Its etymological relations are closest with the vowels i, a, and o, as illustrated by to fall, to fell; man, pl. men; drink, drank, drench; dint, dent; doom, deem; goose, pl. geese; beef, OF. boef, L. bos; and E. cheer, OF. chiere, LL. cara.
See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 74-97.
2.
(Mus.)
E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E♭ (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.

Webster 1828 Edition


E

DESCRIPTIV

,E,
Adj.
Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing; as a descriptive figure; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.

Definition 2024


U+1EB8, Ẹ
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DOT BELOW
Composition: E [U+0045] + ̣ [U+0323]

[U+1EB7]
Latin Extended Additional
[U+1EB9]

Translingual

Letter

upper case (lower case )

  1. The letter E with a dot below.

See also

U+1EB9, ẹ
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DOT BELOW
Composition: e [U+0065] + ̣ [U+0323]

[U+1EB8]
Latin Extended Additional
[U+1EBA]

Translingual

Letter

lower case (upper case )

  1. The letter e with a dot below.

See also