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Noun: en  en
  1. Half the width of an em
    "The designer used an en dash to separate the page numbers";
    - nut
     
  2. The 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
    "The word 'nice' begins with an en";
    - N, n
Prefix: en-  en
  1. Make, turn into, put into (em- is used before a p or b)
    - em-

Derived forms: ens

Type of: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, linear measure, linear unit

Part of: em, Latin alphabet, pica, pica em, Roman alphabet

Encyclopedia: En, men ett lejon!

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