em
Pronunciation:
/ɛm/noun
Definitions
The name of the Latin-script letter M.
Example: The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
Synonyms:em quadmutmuttonquad
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/ɛm/Definitions
The name of the Latin-script letter M.
Example: The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
/ɛm/Definitions
A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.
/ɛ(ː)m/Definitions
A form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm
Example: She was going to, em... the salon, I think.