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English

ens

/ɛnz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
  2. Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.
  3. The name of the Latin-script letter N.
  4. A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data