Meanings
ecce1
interjection
- an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
DEAR SIR, — Ecce my notes on the sermon.
1819 November 24, “Baron Merian to Samuel Butler”, in Complete Works of Samuel Butler, Delphi Classics, published 20151 more example
Ecce the rise of literature in the modern vernaculars, even the mother tongue
2013, T. Bonfiglio, Why is English Literature?:, →ISBN, page 58Synonyms: lo
ECCE2
nounECCE (plural ECCEs)
plural ECCEs
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of extracapsular cataract extraction
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionan interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
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Origin
- Latinec-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe
- Proto-Italic*ke
- Latinecce
- Englishecce
Borrowed from Latin ecce.
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APA
ecce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecce
MLA
“ecce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecce.
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