e — English Dictionary

Character

1. The fifth letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • letter
   • lowercase

Numeral

1. The fifth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • lowercase
   • number

Noun

1. The name of the Latin script letter E/e.

Pronoun

1. A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

   Usage

   • epicene
   • nominative
   • nonstandard
   • Rare
   • singular
   • third-person

   Synonyms

   ey

   Examples

   E invites em to consider how ey represent emselves^([sic]), and in so doing, e focuses eir attention on the ethics that make human relations possible.

   More examples (1)

   Empre waded out to help them cross the last stretch. More people, a few hundred, perhaps, had gathered along the shore. One of them came running at Melu with a cry—she threw up her arms in defense. But it was Aeran, only Aeran. E seized Asu and clasped her close, eir eyes closed tightly as e sobbed eir relief.

Noun

1. The second semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Examples

   The sax comes in on the e of one.

Noun

1. the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282 …

   Broader terms

   transcendental number

2. the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet

   Synonyms

   E

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character