English Words Starting With E

• episcopalian

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən/Relating to a church governed by bishops or to the principle of church government by bishops (episcopacy).
• episcopalism

  nounC2
  /ɪˈpɪskəpəlɪz(ə)m/The system of church government by bishops.
• episcopate

  nounC2
  /ɪˈpɪskəpət/The office, rank, or term of office of a bishop.
• episcope

  nounC2
  /ˈɛpɪskəʊp/An optical projector used for displaying opaque objects, such as book pages or flat specimens, onto a screen by reflecting light from their surface.
• episcopize

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Low
  /ɪˈpɪs.kə.paɪz/To make episcopal in form or character; to bring under episcopal control.
• episcotister

  nounExtremely Rare / Technical
  /ɪˌpɪskəʊˈtɪstə/A mechanical device, typically a rotating disc with sectors of varying opacity, used in scientific experiments (especially psychology and optics) to control the intensity or pattern of light.
• episememe

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˌɛpɪˈsiːmiːm/A sememe (the smallest unit of meaning) that expresses a contextual or situational aspect of meaning, rather than a core lexical meaning.
• episiotomy

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ɪˌpɪziˈɒtəmi/A surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth to aid delivery and prevent tearing.
• episode

  nounC1
  /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/A distinct, self-contained event or sequence of events within a larger story, period, or series.
• episodic memory

  nounMedium
  /ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk ˈmɛm(ə)ri/The part of long-term memory responsible for storing personal experiences and events tied to a specific time and place.
• episome

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛpɪsəʊm/A genetic element in bacteria that can replicate independently of the chromosome or integrate into it.
• epispastic

  adjectivenounExtremely Rare / Obsolete Technical
  /ˌɛpɪˈspastɪk/An agent that causes blistering of the skin.
• epispore

  nounVery low
  /ˈɛpɪspɔː/The outer layer or wall of a spore in certain fungi, algae, and plants.
• epistasis

  nounC2
  /ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/In genetics: a phenomenon where the expression of one gene is modified or masked by one or more other genes.
• epistaxis

  nounC2
  /ˌɛpɪˈstaksɪs/Bleeding from the nose; a nosebleed.
• episteme

  nounC2
  /ˌɛpɪˈstiːmi/A philosophical concept denoting a system of understanding, knowledge, or the accepted mode of acquiring and organizing knowledge within a particular historical period or culture.
• epistemics

  nounLow
  /ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪks/The philosophical study of knowledge, its nature, origins, and limits, as a formal discipline.
• epistemology

  nounC2
  /ɪˌpɪs.təˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/The branch of philosophy that studies the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge.
• episternum

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɛpɪˈstɜːnəm/The upper, anterior segment of the sternum in mammals; the manubrium. In insects and other arthropods, it is a sclerite (plate) in the anterior part of the lateral thorax.
• epistle

  nounC1
  /ɪˈpɪs.əl/A formal or instructive letter, especially one of a serious or literary nature.

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