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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
1E2N

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.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01half an em2 letters
02Half an em2 letters
03Printing width unit2 letters
04typographic unit2 letters

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