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em

noun

a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

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Word Facts

Word length
2
Starts with
E
Ends with
M
Contains
Scrabble score
4
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɛm

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

noun

  1. a quad with a square body

    “since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’”

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Example Sentences

since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’

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