--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 28 description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / E # E — The English dictionary · page 28 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/27/) **28** [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/29/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) **etched** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Etched means cut or scratched into a hard surface like glass, metal or stone, often with acid or a sharp tool, to make a picture or words.[↗](../../etched/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* If something is etched on your memory or face, it stays there clearly and does not go away: «The day was etched in my memory».[↗](../../etched/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Their names were etched on the silver trophy.[↗](../../etched/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The window had a pattern etched into the glass.[↗](../../etched/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist etched a picture onto a copper plate.[↗](../../etched/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That holiday is etched in my memory forever.[↗](../../etched/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fear was etched on the boy's face.[↗](../../etched/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old graffiti was etched into the stone wall.[↗](../../etched/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **eternal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lasting for ever, without beginning or end.[↗](../../eternal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) Christians believe God is eternal and that believers will have eternal life with God after death.[↗](../../eternal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Seeming to go on for ever, often annoyingly: «his eternal complaining».[↗](../../eternal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Always true or always there: «eternal truths», «an eternal optimist».[↗](../../eternal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Christians believe God is eternal.[↗](../../eternal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jesus promised eternal life to those who believe.[↗](../../eternal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car journey felt eternal\![↗](../../eternal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rome is called the Eternal City.[↗](../../eternal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An eternal flame burns at the war memorial.[↗](../../eternal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad is an eternal optimist; he always thinks it'll be sunny.[↗](../../eternal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They swore eternal friendship.[↗](../../eternal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Your blood grows thick from your eternal dreaming.[↗](../../eternal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The eternal God is a dwelling-place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and He thrust out the enemy from before thee, and said: 'Destroy.'[↗](../../eternal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eternal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Every one of them is an eternal covenant in order to preserve the human race for ever, according to its two-fold being: body and spirit.[↗](../../eternal/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../eternal/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · It teaches that a first cause, eternal, all-wise, almighty and holy, is the origin and the centre of the whole universe, from whom gradually all beings emanated.[↗](../../eternal/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../eternal/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.[↗](../../eternal/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.60.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eternal/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **eternally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* For ever, without beginning or end.[↗](../../eternally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Always; very often, as in «eternally late».[↗](../../eternally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (very strongly) Greatly, as in «I'll be eternally grateful».[↗](../../eternally/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'll be eternally grateful for your help.[↗](../../eternally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe God lives eternally.[↗](../../eternally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is eternally losing his football boots.[↗](../../eternally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow on the mountaintop seems eternally white.[↗](../../eternally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mad Hatter and the March Hare were eternally having tea, because for them it was always six o'clock.[↗](../../eternally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa is eternally cheerful, even in the rain.[↗](../../eternally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The poem says the stars shine eternally.[↗](../../eternally/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We should be eternally your debtors.[↗](../../eternally/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the ten digits and zero, with which the Eternally Living God, blessed be His name, ordained His world.[↗](../../eternally/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../eternally/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.[↗](../../eternally/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.48.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eternally/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **eternity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Eternity is time that goes on for ever, with no end.[↗](../../eternity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) Christians and many other believers use eternity for the life after death that they believe never ends, with God.[↗](../../eternity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, hyperbole) An eternity is a very long time, or a time that feels very long: «I waited an eternity for the bus.».[↗](../../eternity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The queue for the rollercoaster took an eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Five minutes before the bell can feel like an eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe that God is from eternity to eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient Egyptians wanted the pharaoh's body to last for eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After what seemed like an eternity, the lost dog came home.[↗](../../eternity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince promised to love her for all eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Waiting for my test results felt like an eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · After all, six hundred years is an eternity!”[↗](../../eternity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · These diverge to all eternity, and an as the arms of the universe.[↗](../../eternity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../eternity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · They grew wider and wider to all eternity, and these are the boundaries of the world.[↗](../../eternity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../eternity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 1) The spirit of the living God, praised and glorified be the name of Him who lives to all eternity.[↗](../../eternity/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../eternity/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **ethane** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethane is a gas with no colour or smell, made of carbon and hydrogen, found in natural gas.[↗](../../ethane/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It burns easily and is used in factories to make plastics.[↗](../../ethane/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ethane is found in natural gas.[↗](../../ethane/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethane has two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms.[↗](../../ethane/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Methane, ethane and propane are all gases that burn.[↗](../../ethane/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Factories turn ethane into the plastic used in bags.[↗](../../ethane/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethane has no smell at all.[↗](../../ethane/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a model of ethane with balls and sticks.[↗](../../ethane/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Saturn's moon Titan has lakes containing ethane and methane.[↗](../../ethane/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play near gas pipes, because gases like ethane can catch fire.[↗](../../ethane/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ether** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A colourless liquid with a strong smell that evaporates easily; it was used long ago to put patients to sleep for operations.[↗](../../ether/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old science) An invisible substance that people once thought filled space and carried light; experiments showed it does not exist.[↗](../../ether/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (poetic) The clear sky or upper air.[↗](../../ether/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) «Into the ether»: lost or disappeared, especially online or on the radio.[↗](../../ether/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep.[↗](../../ether/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ether evaporates very quickly.[↗](../../ether/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists once believed light travelled through the ether.[↗](../../ether/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Experiments showed there was no ether.[↗](../../ether/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My email just vanished into the ether.[↗](../../ether/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds flew high in the blue ether.[↗](../../ether/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They saw a blue smoke rising, writhing upward till it vanished in the blue ether.[↗](../../ether/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · First, Spirit (query Akasa, Ether) then (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../ether/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 4) Fire or ether emanated from the water.[↗](../../ether/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../ether/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 15) According to the author, the space and six dimensions emanated from the ether.[↗](../../ether/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../ether/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages; (Prophets JOS.19.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ether/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **ethereal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethereal means very light, delicate and airy, as if it belongs to the sky or to a spirit rather than to the solid world.[↗](../../ethereal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fairy had ethereal wings that shone like glass.[↗](../../ethereal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her voice was soft and ethereal, like a song in the mist.[↗](../../ethereal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The spirits in the story looked ethereal and far away.[↗](../../ethereal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 26) Here is meant: ethereal air, ethereal water, ethereal fire, the macrocosm, the courses of time and microcosm.[↗](../../ethereal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../ethereal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **ethical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethical means morally right, fair and honest.[↗](../../ethical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ethical means about right and wrong, as in "an ethical question".[↗](../../ethical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ethical shopping means buying things made fairly, without harming workers, animals or nature.[↗](../../ethical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Is it ethical to keep the extra change the shop gave you?[↗](../../ethical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The class debated an ethical question about animals.[↗](../../ethical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We buy fair-trade bananas because they're more ethical.[↗](../../ethical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Copying a friend's homework isn't ethical.[↗](../../ethical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor faced a hard ethical decision.[↗](../../ethical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school tries to run an ethical tuck shop.[↗](../../ethical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ethically** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethically means in a way that is right and fair.[↗](../../ethically/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* From a moral point of view.[↗](../../ethically/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The coffee is ethically sourced.[↗](../../ethically/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We must behave ethically.[↗](../../ethically/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethically, it was the right choice.[↗](../../ethically/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They acted ethically.[↗](../../ethically/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Is it ethically right to test on animals?[↗](../../ethically/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientists treated the animals ethically.[↗](../../ethically/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ethics** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethics are the ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people act.[↗](../../ethics/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ethics is a school subject or part of philosophy that thinks about right and wrong, fairness, and how to be good.[↗](../../ethics/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) The ethics of a job are its rules for honest behaviour, like a doctor keeping your secrets.[↗](../../ethics/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In ethics class we argued about whether lying is ever right.[↗](../../ethics/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ethics of keeping animals in zoos is a big question.[↗](../../ethics/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors follow a strict code of ethics.[↗](../../ethics/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ethics olympiad asked teams to solve hard dilemmas.[↗](../../ethics/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran has a strong work ethic and never misses a day.[↗](../../ethics/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Taking the money would be against his ethics.[↗](../../ethics/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethics is about how we should treat each other.[↗](../../ethics/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ethiopian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* From or to do with Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, or its people, languages and culture.[↗](../../ethiopian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A person from Ethiopia.[↗](../../ethiopian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend's family is Ethiopian.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethiopian runners often win long-distance races.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We tried Ethiopian injera with spicy stew.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Coffee was first grown in the Ethiopian highlands.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Ethiopian calendar is about seven years behind ours.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Ethiopian flag is green, yellow and red.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?[↗](../../ethiopian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.13.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ethiopian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.'[↗](../../ethiopian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") And Jeremiah did so.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ethiopian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.[↗](../../ethiopian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.14.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ethiopian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **ethnic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history.[↗](../../ethnic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ethnic can describe food, clothes or music from a particular culture, especially one from another country.[↗](../../ethnic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our city has people from many ethnic groups.[↗](../../ethnic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore traditional ethnic clothes at the festival.[↗](../../ethnic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The market sells ethnic foods from around the world.[↗](../../ethnic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about the different ethnic groups in Canada.[↗](../../ethnic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone should be treated fairly whatever their ethnic background.[↗](../../ethnic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The town holds a festival of ethnic music.[↗](../../ethnic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ethnologist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ethnologist is a person who studies different peoples, their customs and their origins.[↗](../../ethnologist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ethnologist wrote down the tales told by the old men.[↗](../../ethnologist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An ethnologist can learn a lot from the stories of a people.[↗](../../ethnologist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **ethnology** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethnology is the study of different peoples, their customs, beliefs and stories.[↗](../../ethnology/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The collection came from the Bureau of Ethnology.[↗](../../ethnology/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethnology looks at how peoples live and what stories they tell.[↗](../../ethnology/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **ethylene** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ethylene is a colourless gas made of carbon and hydrogen; plants make it naturally, and it makes fruit ripen.[↗](../../ethylene/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ethylene is an important chemical used in factories to make plastics such as polythene (polyethylene).[↗](../../ethylene/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ripe bananas give off ethylene gas.[↗](../../ethylene/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put an avocado in a bag with a banana to help it ripen.[↗](../../ethylene/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethylene makes fruit go soft and sweet.[↗](../../ethylene/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic bags are made from ethylene.[↗](../../ethylene/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · One rotten apple gives off ethylene and spoils the others.[↗](../../ethylene/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fruit is shipped cold to slow down ethylene.[↗](../../ethylene/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **etiquette** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The rules of polite behaviour in a society or group, such as how to greet people, eat at table or write a letter.[↗](../../etiquette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Good table etiquette means not reaching across the table.[↗](../../etiquette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Royal etiquette says you curtsey or bow to the Queen.[↗](../../etiquette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is bad etiquette to type in capital letters online.[↗](../../etiquette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At the Mad Tea-Party, there was no etiquette at all.[↗](../../etiquette/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher taught us the etiquette of writing a thank-you letter.[↗](../../etiquette/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shaking hands is good etiquette after a match.[↗](../../etiquette/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince, whom the strict etiquette of the court had prevented from being present in the underground hall, was burning with impatience in his own apartments.[↗](../../etiquette/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **etna** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Etna, or Mount Etna, is a large, active volcano on the island of Sicily in southern Italy; it is the highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus.[↗](../../etna/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mount Etna is on the island of Sicily.[↗](../../etna/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Etna erupts quite often, sending lava down its sides.[↗](../../etna/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers grow grapes and oranges on Etna's rich soil.[↗](../../etna/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a video of Etna glowing at night.[↗](../../etna/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.[↗](../../etna/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ash from Etna closed the airport for a day.[↗](../../etna/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a temple on Mount Etna erected in his honour, which none but the pure and virtuous were permitted to enter.[↗](../../etna/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **etruscan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Etruscans were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, in an area called Etruria (roughly modern Tuscany), before and during the early days of Rome.[↗](../../etruscan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Etruscan means belonging to these people, their art or their language.[↗](../../etruscan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Etruscan is also the name of their language, which used an alphabet like the Greek one and is still only partly understood.[↗](../../etruscan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Etruscans lived in Italy before the Romans became powerful.[↗](../../etruscan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an Etruscan vase in the museum.[↗](../../etruscan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some early kings of Rome were Etruscans.[↗](../../etruscan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Etruscan tombs are painted with scenes of feasts and music.[↗](../../etruscan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Experts can read Etruscan letters but understand only some of the words.[↗](../../etruscan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romans learnt a lot from Etruscan builders.[↗](../../etruscan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **etymological** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Etymological means to do with etymology, the history of where words come from and how their meanings and forms have changed.[↗](../../etymological/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The etymological dictionary shows that «sandwich» comes from a person's name.[↗](../../etymological/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An etymological link connects «tele» in telephone and television.[↗](../../etymological/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher gave an etymological reason for the silent k in «knight».[↗](../../etymological/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The book has etymological notes for every word.[↗](../../etymological/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many science words have Greek etymological roots.[↗](../../etymological/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There is no etymological connection between «island» and «isle», even though they look alike.[↗](../../etymological/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It derives from the root נפ״שׁ NPSh, having to do with breathing, refreshing, and resting; its etymological relationships with curiously similar roots like נשׁ״ם NShM ‘to breathe, pant’, נשׁ״ף NShP ‘to blow’, and נשׁ״ב NShB ‘to blow’ are unclear.[↗](../../etymological/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../etymological/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **etymology** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Etymology is the study of where words come from and how they have changed over time.[↗](../../etymology/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The etymology of a word is its own history: which language it came from and what it meant before.[↗](../../etymology/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The etymology of «breakfast» is «breaking your fast» after the night.[↗](../../etymology/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I love etymology because every word has a story.[↗](../../etymology/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Dinosaur» has a Greek etymology meaning «terrible lizard».[↗](../../etymology/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dictionary gives the etymology at the end of each entry.[↗](../../etymology/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Etymology shows that «hello» and «hallo» are related.[↗](../../etymology/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some funny stories about word origins are false etymologies.[↗](../../etymology/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/27/) **28** [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/29/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/27/) - next →: [page 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/29/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)