English Words Starting With E

• erasion

  nounRare/Technical
  /ɪˈreɪʒ(ə)n/The act of erasing or scraping away a surface; removal by abrasion or friction.
• erasistratus

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˌɛrəˈsɪstrətəs/Proper noun: the name of a famous Greek physician and anatomist from the 3rd century BCE.
• erasmian

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ɪˈræz.mi.ən/Relating to the Dutch humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466–1536) or his ideas.
• erasmus

  nounB2
  /ɪˈræzməs/The European Union's student exchange programme for higher education.
• erastian

  adjectivenounC2
  /ɪˈrastɪən/Relating to the doctrine that the state should have supreme authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
• erastianism

  nounC2
  /ɪˈræstɪənɪzəm/A doctrine advocating the supremacy of the state over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
• erastus

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈræstəs/A proper name of historical/biblical origin, commonly a masculine given name.
• erasure

  nounC1
  /ɪˈreɪʒə(r)/The act of removing or destroying something, especially written or recorded information.
• erato

  nounLow (C2)
  /ɪˈrɑːtəʊ/In Greek mythology, the Muse of love poetry and erotic poetry.
• eratosthenes

  nounLow
  /ˌɛrəˈtɒsθəniːz/A proper noun referring to Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276–c. 195 BCE), a Greek polymath and the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.
• erbil

  nounLow
  /ˈɜːbɪl/The capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• erbium

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɜːbiəm/A soft, malleable, silvery-white metallic chemical element (symbol Er, atomic number 68), one of the lanthanide rare-earth elements.
• erceldoune

  nounExtremely Rare / Archaic / Historical
  /ˈɜːrsəlduːn/This is not a word in standard Modern English. It appears to be a Middle English or Scots name, famously associated with the medieval 'Prophetie of Thomas of Erceldoune', a legendary poet and seer.
• ercilla

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ɛəˈsiː(j)ə/A proper noun referring to a Spanish surname or a place name, occasionally encountered in specific historical or cultural contexts.
• erciyas dagi

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛərdʒiːjɛs dɑːˈə/A major dormant stratovolcano in central Turkey, near the city of Kayseri.
• erckmann-chatrian

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɛːkman ʃaˈtrɪɑ̃/The collective pseudonym of the French literary duo Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), authors known for their regional, historical, and patriotic novels.
• erebus

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈɛrɪbəs/In classical mythology, a place or personification of primordial darkness; specifically, the deep abyss or darkness below the earth, often regarded as the passage to Hades.
• erech

  nounExtremely low / Archaic
  /ɛrɛk/A rare, archaic term meaning 'to plow or till (land)'.
• erechim

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɛrəˈʃiːm/A proper noun referring to a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• erechtheum

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈrɛkθɪəm/A major Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon.

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