abbr. - east central.

- european community.

Abbr. - edited by.

- edition.

- editor.

- educated.

- suffix forming adjectives: 1 from nouns, meaning ‘having, wearing, etc.’ (talented; trousered).

- from phrases of adjective and noun (good-humoured). [old english]

- suffix forming: 1 past tense and past participle of weak verbs (needed).

- participial adjectives (escaped prisoner). [old english]

suffix forming nouns denoting: 1 person affected by the verbal action (employee; payee).

- person concerned with or described as (absentee; refugee).

- object of smaller size (bootee). [french -e in past part.]

see *ex-1.

Abbr. For example. [latin exempli gratia]

int. Colloq. - expressing enquiry or surprise.

- inviting assent.

- asking for repetition or explanation. [instinctive exclamation]

n. Printing unit of measurement equal to the width of an m. [name of the letter m]

- pron. Colloq. Them.

- ,2 see *en-1,2.

bloc adv. In a block; all at the same time. [french]

- famille adv. In or with one's family. [french, = in family]

- masse adv. All together. [french]

- n. Printing unit of measurement equal to half an em. [name of the letter n]

- passant adv. In passing; casually (mentioned it en passant). [french, = in passing]

- route adv. On the way. [french]

- suffix forming verbs: 1 from adjectives, usu. Meaning ‘make or become so or more so’ (deepen; moisten).

- from nouns (happen; strengthen). [old english]

- suite —adv. Forming a single unit (bedroom with bathroom en suite). —adj. - forming a single unit (en suite bathroom).

- with a bathroom attached (seven en suite bedrooms). [french, = in sequence]

- prefix (also em- before b, p) forming verbs, = *in-2: 1 from nouns, meaning ‘put into or on’ (engulf; entrust; embed).

- from nouns or adjectives, meaning ‘bring into the condition of’ (enslave); often with the suffix -en (enlighten).

- from verbs: a in the sense ‘in, into, on’ (enfold). B as an intensifier (entangle). [french en-, latin in-]

- prefix (also em- before b, p) in, inside (energy; enthusiasm). [greek]

abbr. Extended-play (gramophone record).

abbr. Queen elizabeth. [latin elizabetha regina]

- int. Expressing hesitation. [imitative]

- symb. Erbium.

- suffix forming nouns from nouns, adjectives, and verbs, denoting: 1 person, animal, or thing that does (cobbler; poker).

- person or thing that is (foreigner; four-wheeler).

- person concerned with (hatter; geographer).

- person from (villager; sixth-former). [old english]

- suffix forming the comparative of adjectives (wider) and adverbs (faster). [old english]

- suffix used in a slang distortion of the word (rugger). [probably an extension of *-er1]