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Word entry · 2 letters

en

Best crossword clue

"half an em"

2 letters · collected on this word page

2 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛn/Part of speech nounSorted enStarts with EEnds with N4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. half the width of an em

Word origin

The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

Used in a sentence

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

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01“half an em”2 letters
02“Half an em”2 letters
03“Printing width unit”2 letters
04“typographic unit”2 letters

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