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( biology ) the relationship between living things and everything around them; the study of this subject

ec • o • log • i • cal / ^э ' lad3ikl / adjective

an ecological disaster

ec • o • nom • ic ф |awl / ^ 'namik /

adjective

( business , politics ) connected with the way that people and countries spend money and make, buy, and sell things The country has serious economic problems.

ec • o • nom • i • cal Iaw / ^э ' namikl /

adjective

costing or using less time, money, etc. than usual

This car is very economical to run (= it does not use a lot of

gas ) .

ec • o • nom • i • cal • lyAWL / ekэ 'namikli / adverb The service could be run more economically.

ec • o • nom • ics AWL / ^э 'namiks / noun

[ noncount ]

( business , politics ) the study of the way that people and countries spend money and make, buy, and sell things

e • con • o • mist AWL / I 'ka^m^ / noun

[ count ]

( business , politics ) a person who studies or knows a lot about economics

e • con • o • mize / I ' kammaiz / verb ( e • con • o • miz es , e con o • miz • ing , e • con • o • mized )

to save money, time, etc.; to use less of something

We're trying to economize by eating in restaurants less

often.

e .СОП .О .my Ф /ikansmi/ noun ( plural e • con • o • mies )

( business , politics ) [ count ] the way that a country spends its money and makes, buys, and sells things

the economies of Japan and Germany

[ count, noncount ] using money or things well and carefully

We need to make some economies .

e • co • sys • tem / ' i^s^m / noun [ count ]

eclipse

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( geography , biology ) all the plants and animals in a particular area, and the environment that they live in

edge Ф / ed₃ / noun [ count ]

the part along the end or side of something She stood at the water's edge.

the edge of the table

the sharp part of a knife or tool be on edge

to be nervous or worried

ed • i • ble / edabl / adjective

good or safe to eat

The food was barely edible (= almost too bad to eat ) —ANTONYM inedible

ed • it AWL / ' edat / verb ( ed - its , ed - it - ing , ed it ed )

( english language arts ) to prepare a piece of writing, film, etc. to be published or released Paul edited the report.

The violent scene was edited out of the movie.

e • di • tion awl| / i 'dijn / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) one of a number of books, magazines, or newspapers that appear at the same time the evening edition of the newspaper

ed • i • tor AwL / ' edatar / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a person whose job is to prepare or control a book or a newspaper before it is printed

ed • i • to • ri • al 1 AWL / |eda 'torial / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) an article in a newspaper that gives the writer's opinion on an important issue

ed • i • to • ri • al 2 aw / |eda ' torial /

( english language arts ) connected with the work of preparing newspapers, books, etc. to be published or released

the magazine's editorial department

ed . u . cate Ф/ 'ed^keit / verb

( ed - u - cates , ed - u - cat - ing , ed u cat ed )

to teach or train someone, especially in school Where was she educated?

We must educate young people about the dangers of smoking.

ed • u • cat • ed / ' ed3akeitad / adjective

having studied and learned a lot to a high level He's smart and well educated.

—ANTONYM uneducated

ed .u .ca .tion Ф / ^dpi-eifn/ noun

[ noncount , singular ]