ec

Other forms of ec

plural

ecs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ec

What does ec mean?

ec means "an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members".

How many syllables are in ec?

ec has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ec?

Close synonyms include European Union, EU, European Community, European Economic Community, EEC. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ec a common word?

ec is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.