E
| The Latin alphabet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | ||
| Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj |
| Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp |
| Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | |
| Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz | ||
- For the drug sometimes referred to E, see Ecstasy (drug).
E is the fifth (number 5) letter in the English alphabet.
In English, E has two main sounds when it is spoken as a vowel. Usually it is a short E (ĕ), but sometimes it is a long E (ē). E is also a silent E (e̸) when it is used as a consonant (silent letter).
Also, it is the most commonly used letter in the English dictionary.
One more thing in English is the so-called magic E, also known as the bossy E. That is when E almost makes a vowel long or C, G or Q(u) soft in any part of a word. Two examples are name, which is pronounced as nām, and gem, which is pronounced jem.
Typographic types of E
[change | change source]The types of E include (but may not be limited to) capital E lower-case e é È è Ê ê Ë É ë Ě ě Ē ē Ĕ ĕ Ė ė Ę ę
None of these different types are used in English, except occasionally É/é for some French words such fiancé, café, and crème brûlée.
Meanings for E
[change | change source]These meanings are for E/e as a separate letter.
- In computers, the letter E is often used to start other words to mean "electronic", like in e-mail or e-commerce.
- In money, E is commonly used as a symbol for the euro when the symbol € is not available.
- In music, E is a note, sometimes referred to as “Mi”.
- In mathematics, E in its lowercase form (e) is a constant about 2.718; see e (mathematical constant)
- In Wheel of Fortune, E is one of the six letters given to any contestant participating in the "Bonus Round."
- E! is an American television network
Other websites
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The dictionary definition of e at Wiktionary
Media related to E at Wikimedia Commons
