Symbol Character guide

é

character · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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character

Meaning 1

Found chiefly in words borrowed from other languages. When it occurs as the last letter of the word, it indicates that the e is not silent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: letter

Examples

  • café, resumé, animé
  • For details and for less common usage, see the entry for the acute accent, ⟨◌́⟩.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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