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em

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /Ι›m/

Noun

em noun

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter M.β€œThe ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.”
  2. A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

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Pronoun

em pronoun

  1. A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

Interjection

em interjection

  1. A form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; ermβ€œShe was going to, em... the salon, I think.”

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