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/ˈɛn/

noun 8pron 2prep 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

known, left, new, single

VERB + EN

born, came, converted, died, flying, gave, help, like

EN + NOUN

aitch, bathroom, bloc, boston, discussion, esur, exeter, garde

PREP.

along, up

ADV.

already, rather, sometimes, thus

Definitions

noun

Abbreviation of English.

noun

The name of the Latin script letter N/n.

The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.

I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.

A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).

That the price of work, paid for by letters be advanced from fourpence to fourpence halfpenny per thousand, including English and brevier; and, in leaded matter, the ems and ens at the beginnings and ends of the lines not to be reckoned in the width.

prep

Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

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Synonyms

noun — half the width of an em

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.

Wiktionary

I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.

Wiktionary

That the price of work, paid for by letters be advanced from fourpence to fourpence halfpenny per thousand, including English and brevier; and, in leaded matter, the ems and ens at the beginnings and

Wiktionary

Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes.

Wiktionary

Those agenda items were taken up en bloc for discussion.

Tatoeba · #42001

Single en suite, please.

Tatoeba · #642529

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