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em-
1- variant of en- 1 before b, p, and sometimes m:
embalm.
em-
2- variant of en- 2 before b, m, p, ph:
embolism, emphasis.
em
3[ em ]
noun
- the letter M, m.
- the square of any size of type used as the unit of measurement for matter printed in that type size.
- (originally) the portion of a line of type occupied by the letter M in type of the same size.
'em
4[ uhm ]
pronoun
- them:
Put 'em down there.
Em
5EM
6abbreviation for
- electronic mail.
- electron microscope; electron microscopy.
- end matched.
- Engineer of Mines.
- enlisted man; enlisted men.
E.M.
7abbreviation for
- Earl Marshal.
- Engineer of Mines.
em
1/ ɛm /
noun
- Also calledmuttonmut the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
- Also calledpica empica a unit of measurement used in printing, equal to one sixth of an inch
'em
3/ əm /
pronoun
- an informal variant of them
Word History and Origins
Origin of em-1
Word History and Origins
Origin of em-1
Example Sentences
As for the other part, Maddow put it succinctly on Reid’s last day, saying, “I will tell you, it is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two, count ‘em, two, nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend.
He added: “We’ll pray for em. You look great!! And more importantly you have a beautiful heart.”
They knew how to tell a story that would make ’em weep from Burbank to Bangkok.
He sings in "Enjoy The Show," the "traumas in my life, I've been hesitant to heal 'em."
Give 'em liberal defiance, not liberal tears.
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