/ iː; NAmE / noun , abbreviation
■ noun (also e ) [ C , U ] ( pl. Es , E's , e's / iːz; NAmE /)
1.
the fifth letter in the English alphabet :
'Egg' begins with (an) E / 'E'.
2.
E ( music ) the third note in the scale of C major
3.
E the fifth highest mark / grade that a student can get for a piece of work, showing that it is very bad :
He got an E in / for French.
—see also E-number
■ abbreviation
1.
East; Eastern :
E Asia
2.
( slang ) the drug Ecstasy :
She had taken an E.