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`from the Greek epsilon, a borrowing from the Phoenician 2 any of
`the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the
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`group 3 shaped like E
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`logarithms, approximately 2.71828
`6® abbrev. Physics electron
`E* (e) n. 1 Educ. a) a grade indicating below-average work, often
`equivalent to condition b) sometimes, a grade indicating excel­
`lence 2 Music a) the third tone or note in the ascending scale of C
`mqjor 6) a key, string, etc. producing this tone c) the scale having
`this tone as the keynote
`E^ abbrev. 1 Earl 2 earth 3 east 4 eastern 5 empty 6 Football
`end 7 England 8 English 9 Baseball error(s) 10 exa- 11 excel­
`lent 12 Physics a) energy (see MATTER, n. 2) b) the modulus of
`elasticity c) electromotive force or voltage Also, for 2-6, 9, & 11, e
`e- (e) prefix EX-*: used before 6, d, g, j, I, m, n, r, or v [eject, emit]
`E- or e- |< E(LECTRONIC)l prefix done, made, purchased, etc. elec­
`tronically, over the Internet /E-banking, airline E-ticketsj'
`ea abbrev. each
`each (edi) adj., pron. [ME ech, elc, each, every < OE sale < *agilic,
`akin to OHG iogilith (Ger jeglich) < PGmc *aiw-galic: see AYE* &
`ALIKE] every one of two or more considered separately [each (one)
`of you will be notifiedj —adv. apiece [give them two apples each] —
`each other each one the other; one another /we help each other]
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`another only of more than two, but in common use no distinction is
`made
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`bridge construction & river control
`eager* (e'gar) adj. [ME egre < OFr aigre < L acer, sharp, acute,
`ardent, eager: see AClDl 1 feeli
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`ea'ger-ly acfv. —ea'ger-ness n.
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`topee, in the desire for a pursuit pf somethmg /eager to bfgin
`woft/; avid suggests an intense, sometimes gieedy/ desire to
`eiqoy or possess spmethipg /pofif for pbwer/; kehn implies deep
`interest and a spirited readinete te achieve something /the town
`yvas keen on winning/; anxious, in this connection, suggests
`ea^mess, but vrith some imdaSihess over the outcome /dramdas
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`eager^ (e'gar, a'-) n. [Brit.] EAGRE
`oeager beaver [Slang] a. person characterized by much, or too
`much, industry, initiative, or enthusiasm
`eagle (e'gol) n. [ME egle < OFr aigle < L aquila, eagle] 1 any of a
`number of large, strong, flesh-eating accipitrine birds of prey noted
`for their sharp vision and powerfm wings, as the bald eagle 2 a
`representation of the eagle, used as a s^bol or emblem of a
`nation, etc.; esp., a) the military standard of the Roman Empire
`*6) the national emblem of the U.S. *c) the mifitani insigne of a
`colonel in the U.S. armed forces (captain in the U.S. Navy) *3 a
`former U.S. gold coin worth $10 *4 Golf a score of two under par
`on any hole —vf. eagled, eagling Golf to score an eagle on (a given
`hole)
`eagle-eyed (-id') adj. having keen vision
`eagle ray any of a family (Myliobatidae, order Myliobatiformes) of
`sharp-headed rays with flat teeth and a notched spine on the tail
`i^Eagle Scout 1 the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts 2 a
`Scout having this rank
`eaglet (e'glit) n. [Fr aiglette, dim. of aiglel a young eagle
`eagle-wood (e'gal w®d') n. lignaloes
`eagre (e'gar, a'-) n. [Brit dial, form.prob. ult. < OE eagor, flood,
`high tide, akin to ON segir, ocean < IE *ekw-, var. of base *akwa-,
`water > L aqua] [Brit.] a high tidal wave in an estuary; bore
`Eakins (aTrinz), Thomas 1844-1916; U.S. painter & sculptor
`eal-dor-man (ol'dar man, al'-) n. Anglo-Saxon History the chief
`officer in a shire; alderman
`Ealing (e'hq) borough of Greater London, England: pop. 276,000
`i^EameS chair (emz) [< Eames, a trademark for such a chair; after
`C. Eames (1907-78), its U.S. designer] an upholstered swivel chair
`on rubber mounts, shaped to fit the body
`-ean (e'an) [< L -ae-, -e-, -i- & Gr -ai-, -ei- (stem endings of nouns
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`Aegean]
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`ear* (ir) n. [ME ere < OE eare akin to Goth ausd, Ger o/ifll
`*ous-, ear > L auris, Gr ous,
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`external part of the ear 3
`the sense of hearing 4 the
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`ability to recognize slight
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`musical tones 5 anything
`shaped or placed like an ear, as the handle of a pitcheifB
`box in the upper comer of a newspaper page —be alf}i|
`listening attentively or eagerly —Abend someone's eabll
`talk excessively to someone —fall on deaf ears to bb iB
`unheeded —give (or lend) ear to give attention, espM
`attention; listen; heed —*have (or keep) an ear to theif|
`give careful attention to the trends of public opinion -Si|
`ear of to be in a favorable position to talk to and infli
`heeded by —in one ear and out the other heard but withf
`—piay by ear to play (a musical instrument or piece)yfifl
`use of notation, improvising an arrangement —piayll(j|
`[Informal] to act as the situation demands, without a pr^
`plan; improvise —set on its ear [Informal] to cause exgj
`upheaval, etc. in —turn a deaf ear to be unwilling to listeg
`ear^ (ir) n. [ME er < OE ear, akin to Ger afire, Goth ahs^
`(< base *ak-, sharp) > L acus, chaff] the grain-bearing4|
`cereal plant, esp. of corn —vi. to sprout ears; form ear|!|j
`ear-ache (ir'akO n. an ache or pain in the ear; otalgia
`ear-drop (-drapO n. 1 an earring or hanging ornament f||
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`ear-drum (-drum') n. tympanum (sense 1)
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`eared seal any of various seals (family Otariidae) witl
`external ears and hind limbs used in locomotion, intl^
`seals and sea lions
`ear-flap (iriflapO n. either of a pair of cloth or fur
`turned down to protect the ears from cold
`*ear-ful (-fool') n. [Informal] 1 enough or too much of
`2 important or startling news or gossip 3 a scolding vi si
`Ear-hart (erTiartO, Amelia 1897-1937; U.S.
`pioneer aviaf
`ear-ing (iriii]) n. [< ear*, sense 5] a small
`rope passed through a cringle and used to
`attach the comer of a sail to a yard, gaff,
`or boom or to reef a sail
`earl (url) n. [ME erl, nobleman, coimt <
`OE eorl, warrior, akin to ON jarl, leader,
`noble] a British nobleman ranking above
`a viscount and below a marquess: the
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`Earl (url) n. [see prec.] a masculine name
`ear-lap (irilapO n. 1 eaeflap 2 the ear
`lobe 3 the external ear
`ear-less seal (ir'Ms) any of a family
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`ears and radimentary hind limbs
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`England, marshal of state ceremonies
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`source of a difficulty; 3 a) any person, place o.
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`tottom 2 a\^ exammation of the atmosphere at or to a given
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`height, as with a radiosonde 6) a probe of space, as with a rocket
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`ooara 1 a) soundboard (sense 1) 6) a structure over
`saved from one baking to be used for producing fermeS
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`because their staple was sourdough bread
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`sound'dessly adv. —sound'-less-ness n.
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`bax family with a gourdhke fruit 2 its woody fruit withaS
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`sound-proof (-pr»f) adj. that keeps sound from coming through
`—vt. to make soundproof
`coming mrougn efforts to reach some grapes, scorns them as being soimlaS
`sourjd spectrograph an electronic instrument that graphically
`it cannot be had d^
`displays a sound wave or voiceprint on a monitor or inglS arecord
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`(sound spectrogram) of it on graph paper
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`sound-stage (sound'st^o n. an enclosed soundproof area esn one
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`wth or without solid particles, made by cooking meat, vegetables’
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`fish, etc. m water, milk, or the like 2 [SlanJ a heavV fog Ts POser of marches_
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`trouWe —soup up [Slang] to increase the power, capacity for
`from the helicon anci is used!
`speed, etc. of (an engine, etc.)
`lux military band^
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`fio, for L suspicw: see SUSPICIONl 1 literally, a suspicion 2 a “60 a chefs assistant
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