Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A Latin prefix meaning
out ,out of ,from ; also,without . Seeex- .
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- prefix in an electronic form, usually in association with the internet
- prefix out,
out of - prefix for
emergency purposes
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the same way that the "e-" prefix was added to words such as store and bank to designate their online existence, "man" is used to describe the masculine version of inherently feminine objects, says Erin McKean, the founder of Wordnik.com, a website for word enthusiasts.
Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry' Christina Passariello 2011
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U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague today urged the government to release Mousavi and Karrubi, according to an e- mailed statement from the Foreign Office in London.
Iran Says Opposition Is 'Internal Affair,' rejects criticism 2011
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The prefix e- stands for electronic and refers to Internet business transactions.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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The prefix e- stands for electronic and refers to Internet business transactions.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. sales of Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles rose 32 percent last month, the company said in an e- mailed statement.
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"Of course a no-fly zone is a possibility, but I urge restraint and precise consideration of the issue, and especially intensive international agreement," Westerwelle said in an e- mailed statement yesterday.
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"During my tenure as attorney general, we investigated and, exactly three years ago today, held hearings that revealed systemic abuse of the federal railroad pension system involving LIRR workers in a practice we termed 'disability by appointment,'" New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in an e- mailed statement.
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Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. sales of Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles rose 32 percent last month, the company said in an e- mailed statement.
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Joris Evers, with Los Gatos, California-based Netflix, didn't immediately respond to an e- mail seeking comment.
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"The president is committed to helping states address their fiscal challenges and has taken significant steps to help states," Nick Papas, a White House spokesman, said in an e- mail.
brtom commented on the word e-
t is just a single letter of the alphabet, but the hyphenated prefix e- loomed so large in American discourse in 1998 that members and friends of the American Dialect Society at their annual meeting voted it Word (or perhaps Lexical Entity) of the Year, as well as Most Useful and Most Likely to Succeed.
http://www.americandialect.org/index.php/amerdial/1998_words_of_the_year/
December 9, 2006