Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An eye.
- noun A common English digraph, of Middle English origin, having now the sound of “long” e, namely, ē.
- noun A suffix of French, or more remotely of Latin origin, ultimately the same as -ate and -ed, forming the termination of the perfect passive participle, and indicating the object of an action.
- noun A diminutive termination, occurring in bootee, goatee, etc. The diminutive force is less obvious in settee, which may be regarded as a diminutive of sett-le.
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- noun Scotland An
eye . - interjection Northern England
eh
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- noun the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
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Examples
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This yoong man, Muster Wharton, as is goin 'round so free, promisin' yer the sun out o 'the sky, iv yer'll only vote for' im, so th 'men say -- _ee_ don't coom an' set down along o 'you an' me, an 'cocker of us up as ee do Joe Simmons or Jim Hurd here.
Marcella Humphry Ward 1885
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«s, d. coronam, in area st. * ma ee pileus, intra equi pedes ee* -
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Waterboarding, as done by the CIA, as reverse-engineered from SERE training, does indeed fill the oronasal passages with water, causing asphyxiation as the waterboard-ee is unable to inspire.
Matthew Yglesias » No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition 2010
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Unfortunately, dropping the g changes the pronunciation of the whole last syllable. ee jee ann lee ann ee is a long e sound. ann is something between “an” and the “en” in end.
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Sum yeers ago, wehn Canada still had teh Armee in Germanee an Frawnce, we wud go to teh Canadian PX an get bagz full ov awl kinds ov Twynings – fur reel cheep!
bwavo - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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LOOSE MY (– EYES – background layer), mind oh-ver tha fact that she – ee – ee is my best, .. my-my-my very best frie-end, … always like ALWAYS WHO IS THE ONE WHO IS ALWAYS FUN TO BE A-ROUND, … AND WHEN-EV-ER IT SOUNDS LIKE MY, … … JASS IS SINGING, … ..
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Lord Maxwell ee's givin 'her a fine pension, my word ee is! an' says ee'll look after Johnnie.
Marcella Humphry Ward 1885
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I once read that a good method is to round your lips & try to say 'ee' - that gets pretty close to it -
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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I once read that a good method is to round your lips & try to say 'ee' - that gets pretty close to it - [[User: Ro Thorpe | Ro Thorpe]] 00: 01, 28 November 2008 (UTC): Yup, I remember poor Mr. Neumeister (such a French name!) telling the poor yokel to do it that way (I think), to no avail.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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I once read that a good method is to round your lips & try to say 'ee' - that gets pretty close to it - [[User: Ro Thorpe | Ro Thorpe]] 00: 01, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
mollusque commented on the word ee
Scottish dialect for "eye".
December 6, 2007