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e-

/i-/US/ɛ-/

e- prefix: used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.

Prefix (1)

e-

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.
    • e.g. eluviation, edentulous, elenge
    Synonyms:
    ex-

Prefix (2)

e-

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

Prefix (3)

e-

  1. For emergency purposes.
    • e-stop, e-brake

Prefix (4)

e-

  1. Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.
    1. Used to prefix product names, to indicate a battery-powered or onboard electric power source variant.
  2. Electric.
    • e-stim

Prefix (5)

e-

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

Prefix (6)

e-

  1. educational

Prefix (7) capitalized: E-

E-

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of e-.

Synonyms of e-

Origin of e-

From Latin ē-.

Abbreviation of electronic.

Abbreviation of emergency.

Questions about e-

What does e- mean?
E- means used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.
What part of speech is e-?
E- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce e-?
E- is pronounced /ɛ-/ (US).

Words near e- in the dictionary

  1. e'rywhere
  2. e's
  3. E'zhou
  4. E(S/A)
  5. E+W
  6. e-
  7. E-1
  8. E-1s
  9. E-2
  10. E-2s
  11. E-6

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: e- (page history and authors); E- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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