US /ɛn/ UK /ɛn/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a unit of measurement in typography equal to half an em

    The typesetter inserted an en dash between the two page numbers.

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Opposites
em
Word family
Related forms em

Etymology

A typographic unit named for the letter N, whose width historically approximated half an em (the width of the letter M) in a given typeface.

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