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E1

Syllabification: (E)
Pronunciation: /ē/

(also e)
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Definition of E

noun (plural Es or E's)

  • 1the fifth letter of the alphabet.
  • denoting the fifth in a set of items, categories, sizes, etc..
  • (e) Chess denoting the fifth file from the left, as viewed from White’s side of the board.
  • denoting the lowest-earning socioeconomic category for marketing purposes.
  • 2 (E) a shape like that of a capital E: [in combination]:an E-shaped stately home
  • 3 (usually E) Music the third note of the diatonic scale of C major.
  • a key based on a scale with E as its keynote.

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