Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e-

/ɛ-/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: e-
IPA: /ɛ-/

1

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

2

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.

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In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet.

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For emergency purposes.

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Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.

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Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.

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Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. English e- From Latin ē-.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ē-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛ-/

Frequently Paired Words

cyber- i-

Synonyms

ex-

Questions

How do you pronounce e-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛ-/.
What does e- mean?: Used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.
Where does e- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce e-

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