long e

noun

The vowel sound /iː/ in the words "green", "seem", "eve", and "eke". (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the "eve" and "eke" examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in meting versus setting).

Opposite
short e
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Meanings

nounlong e (plural long e's)

plural long e's

  1. human sciencesThe vowel sound /iː/ in the words "green", "seem", "eve", and "eke". (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the "eve" and "eke" examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in meting versus setting).

    Antonyms: short e

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe vowel sound /iː/ in the words "green", "seem", "eve", and "eke". (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the "eve" and "eke" examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in meting versus setting).

Opposite
short e
Cite this entry
APA

long e. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20e

MLA

“long e.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20e. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long e,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20e.

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