n.
Pronunciation: ' ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural e's or es \ ' ē z \
Usage: often cap
often attrib
before 12th century
1 a : the 5th letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic e
2 : the third tone of a C-major scale
3 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter e
4 : one designated e especially as the fifth in order or class
5 a : a grade rating a student's work as poor and usually constituting a conditional pass b : a grade rating a student's work as failing c : one graded or rated with an E
6 : a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 2.71828183 that is the base of natural logarithms
7 : something shaped like the letter E
8 capitalized : ECSTASY 4