ens
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/ɛnz/
English
Definitions
noun
- An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
- Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.
noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter N.“The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.”
- A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).