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em
noun
A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
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ɛm
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noun
A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
noun
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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Since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’
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