Definitions

1. noun

In poetry, a long vowel sound; a diphthong, especially ‘e’ that is pronounced as ‘eɪ’ or ‘iː’.

“The poet used the long vowel sound ‘ae’ in her verse to convey the emotion of the scene.”

2. prefix

Not used as a prefix in English.

“null”

3. letter

The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, often used as a symbol in mathematics and science.

“In the equation, the variable x was represented by the Greek letter α (alpha) and the variable y was represented by the Greek letter ε (epsilon).”

4. symbol

A symbol representing the first and fourth vowels (alpha and epsilon) in the Greek alphabet.

“The symbol ‘αε’ is used to denote the alpha and epsilon variables in the equation.”