en
see also: EN, En
Etymology 1
EN
Etymology 1
En
Adjective
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see also: EN, En
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.
Pronunciation- (British) IPA: /ˈɛn/, /ˈiː.ɛn/
- Abbr of English
The name of the letter comes from Latin en.
Pronunciation Noun- The name of the Latin script letter N
- The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
- 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:
- 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.
- (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).
see en/translations
Etymology 3From French -.
Pronunciation Preposition- Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).
From Old English hine.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ən/
- (dialectal, Newfoundland) him
- (dialectal, Newfoundland) it (when the thing being referred to is masculine)
en (plural ens)
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.
EN
Etymology 1
The initials of either the
Initialisms.
Nounen
- (disease) Initialism of erythema nodosum
- (medicine) Initialism of enrolled nurse
- (ice hockey, floorball) Initialism of empty net
En
Adjective
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of eastern
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