E.
The fifth letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The fifth letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English and Old English upper case letter E and split of Æ, Ea, Eo, and Œ, from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters: * Old English letter E, from replacement by Latin letter E of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛖ (e). * Old English letter Æ from replacement by Latin ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ). * Old English digraph Ea, from replacement by Latin digraph EA of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛠ (ea). * Old English digraph Eo from replacement by Latin digraph EO of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛇ (eo). * Old English letter Œ from replacement by Latin ligature Œ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛟ (œ).
The fifth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English and Old English upper case letter E and split of Æ, Ea, Eo, and Œ, from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters: * Old English letter E, from replacement by Latin letter E of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛖ (e). * Old English letter Æ from replacement by Latin ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ). * Old English digraph Ea, from replacement by Latin digraph EA of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛠ (ea). * Old English digraph Eo from replacement by Latin digraph EO of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛇ (eo). * Old English letter Œ from replacement by Latin ligature Œ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛟ (œ).
Abbreviation of everyone.
East.
Where this word comes from
Abbreviation.
The drug ecstasy (MDMA), particularly in pill form.
Abbreviation of estrogen or estradiol.
The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade.
Abbreviation of episode (“installment of a series”).
The pilot episode is S01E01.
Initialism of execution.
Where this word comes from
Abbreviation.
A state in ancient China of varying location in present-day Shanxi, Henan, and Hubei.
Its capital, also known as Echeng and Ezhou.
A surname from Mandarin Chinese.
Where this word comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂 (È).
A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.
Where this word comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 誒 /诶 (ê̄), from E ɛ⁵⁵.
A river in Highland council area, Scotland.
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
Abbreviation of Elohist.
Abbreviation of Eni.
Where this word comes from
Abbreviation.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.