English Words Starting With E

• editorial

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌed.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/A newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers on a particular issue.
• editorial we

  nounLow
  /ˌed.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl wiː/The use of 'we' by a single author to represent the viewpoint of an institution, publication, or collective rather than a personal opinion.
• editorialize

  verbverb-intransitiveC1/C2
  /ˌɛd.ɪˈtɔː.rɪ.ə.laɪz/To express a personal opinion, especially on controversial issues, in a piece of writing or broadcast that should be objective, such as a news report.
• editorship

  nounC1
  /ˈed.ɪ.tə.ʃɪp/The position or role of being an editor.
• editress

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈed.ɪ.trəs/A female editor (archaic and often considered unnecessary gendering of 'editor').
• edman

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛdmən/A surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning 'sword-man' or descendant of a man named after a sword.
• edmond

  nounVery Low (as a common word); Low (as a proper name)
  /ˈɛdmənd/A male given name of Old English origin meaning "protector of prosperity."
• edmonds

  nounLow
  /ˈɛdməndz/A proper noun, primarily a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, or a toponym referring to places named after individuals bearing that surname.
• edmonton

  nounLow-medium (Common in Canadian and North American contexts, but less frequent internationally as a general vocabulary item.)
  /ˈɛdmɪntən/The capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.
• edmund

  nounLow
  /ˈɛdmənd/A masculine given name of Old English origin, meaning 'wealthy protector' or 'fortunate protector'.
• edmund i

  nounLow
  /ˈɛdmənd ðə ˈfɜːst/A 10th-century Anglo-Saxon king of England, known as 'Edmund the Elder' or 'Edmund the Deed-Doer'.
• edmund ii

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛdmənd ðə ˈsɛkənd/A historical figure — Edmund Ironside, King of England for part of 1016.
• edmunda

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛdməndə/A feminine proper noun of Anglo-Saxon origin, a variant of 'Edmund'.
• edmunds

  nounLow-medium (as a proper noun; extremely low as a common word)
  /ˈɛdməndz/A proper noun, primarily a surname of English origin, or a reference to specific commercial entities.
• edmundston

  nounC2
  /ˈɛdməndstən/A city in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, named after Sir Edmund Head, a former Lieutenant Governor of the province.
• edna

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛdnə/A rare given name, typically female, of Hebrew origin.
• ednas

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛdnəz/A proper noun, typically a female given name, used as a possessive form (Edna's) indicating something belonging to or associated with a person named Edna.
• edo

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˈɛd.əʊ/A tropical plant (Colocasia esculenta) cultivated for its edible starchy corms; also refers to the corm itself, similar to a taro.
• edom

  nounLow/Very Low (Academic/Historical/Biblical context only)
  /ˈiːdɒm/The historical kingdom of Edom, located south of the Kingdom of Judah and the Dead Sea in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age; its people, the Edomites.
• edomite

  nounVery low
  /ˈiːdəmaɪt/A member of an ancient Semitic people descended from Esau, traditionally inhabiting the region south of the Dead Sea (Edom).

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