E1 Syllabification: (E)Pronunciation: /ē/ (also e)Translate E | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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. E in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of E in the British & World English dictionary