en

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see also: EN

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɛn/, /i.ɛn/

Noun

1. Abbreviation of English#English|English.

Pronunciation

• (British, America) enPR: ĕn, IPA: /ɛn/
  • (pin-pen) IPA: /ɪn/

Noun

en (plural ens)

1. The name of the Latin script letter N

   The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.

2. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).

Translations

• French: enne
• Italian: enne
• Portuguese: ene
• Russian: эн
• Spanish: ene

Pronunciation

• (imitating the French pronunciation) IPA: [ɑ̃], [õ]
• (anglicised) IPA: /ɒn/, /ɑn/

Preposition

1. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

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EN

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Proper noun

1. (philosophy) The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.

Noun

en

1. (disease) Initialism of erythema nodosum
2. (medicine) Initialism of enrolled nurse
3. (ice hockey, floorball) Initialism of empty net

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