| EPACT | • epact n. The time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation… • EPACT n. the difference in days between the lunar and solar year. |
| EPEES | • epees n. Plural of epee. • épées n. Plural of épée. • EPEE n. (French) a sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard and a heavier blade of triangular cross section. |
| EPHAH | • ephah n. (Historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L). • EPHAH n. (Hebrew) a Hebrew unit of dry measure, also EPHA. |
| EPHAS | • ephas n. Plural of epha. • EPHA n. (Hebrew) a Hebrew unit of dry measure, also EPHAH. |
| EPHOD | • ephod n. (Biblical, Judaism) A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus28:vi-xxx, which… • EPHOD n. (Hebrew) a sleeveless garment worn by priests in ancient Israel. |
| EPHOR | • ephor n. (Historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially… • ephor n. (In modern Greece) A superintendent or curator. • EPHOR n. (Greek) a magistrate of ancient Greece. |
| EPICS | • epics n. Plural of epic. • EPIC n. a long narrative poem. |
| EPOCH | • epoch n. A particular period of history, or of a person’s life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable. • epoch n. A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period. • epoch n. (Chronology, astronomy, computing) A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero… |
| EPODE | • epode n. (Poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe. • epode n. (Poetry) A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one. • EPODE n. a genre of lyric poem, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one. |
| EPOPT | • epopt n. An initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia. • epopt n. One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system. • EPOPT n. someone initiated into the Eleusian mysteries. |
| EPOXY | • epoxy adj. (Chemistry) Derived from an epoxide. • epoxy n. A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin. • epoxy v. To glue with epoxy. |
| EPRIS | • EPRIS adj. (French) captivated or smitten (of a male). |