"ees" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiːz/
Rhymes: -iːz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ees
  1. (rare) plural of e, the name of the letter E. Tags: form-of, plural, rare Form of: e (extra: the name of the letter E)
    Sense id: en-ees-en-noun-X~-sng1P Categories (other): English miscellaneous irregular plurals
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ees
  1. plural of ee Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ee
    Sense id: en-ees-en-noun-C2tnDxEe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of is, representing Latino- or French-accented English. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Pronunciation spelling of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">is</i></span>|lang=}} Pronunciation spelling of is, {{pronunciation spelling of|en|is|nodot=y}} Pronunciation spelling of is Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ees
  1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of is Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard Alternative form of: is
    Sense id: en-ees-en-verb-9lQhRUkG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 30 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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