Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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E pluribus unum / especially, specially
which is an inscription on a gravestone or other written memorial
to a dead person.
E pluribus unum. (Lat.) “Out of many, one”; the motto on the official
seal of the United States.
equable, equitable. Most dictionaries define equable as meaning
steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being
remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not
equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly,
someone whose outlook is invariably sunny cannot properly be
described as having an equable temperament. Equitable, with
which equable is sometimes confused, means fair and impartial.
An equitable settlement is a just one.
equally as is always wrong; a thing is equally good, not equally as
good.
Equatorial Guinea. Formerly Spanish Guinea; West African country;
capital Malabo.
equerry. Royal attendant.
equivocator.
Equuleus. Constellation near Pegasus.
equus. Latin for “horse.”
Erasmus, Desiderius. (1466–1536) Dutch philosopher.
Eratosthenes. (c. 276–c. 194 bc) Greek mathematician, astronomer,
and geographer; calculated Earth’s circumference.
Erdo˘gan, Recep Tayyip. (1954–) Prime minister of Turkey (2003–).
Ericson (or Ericsson or Eriksson), Leif. (c. tenth c.) Norse explorer.
The Swedish electrical group is Ericsson.
Erie Lackawanna Railway.
Erving, Julius. (1950–) American basketball player, known as “Dr. J.”
escutcheon. A shield bearing a coat of arms.
Eskimos is the plural of Eskimo, but the preferred term is Inuit (sing.
and pl.).
esophagus, esophageal.
especially, specially. Specially means for a specific purpose or occa -