en C2+ Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ɛn/ UK /ɛn/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like an /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 noun a unit of measurement in typography equal to half an em The typesetter inserted an en dash between the two page numbers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a unit of measurement in... nut ↔ Opposites em Word family Related forms em Etymology AI details 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. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # en **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛn/ **IPA (UK):** /ɛn/ ## Meanings 1. a unit of measurement in typography equal to half an em ## Examples - The typesetter inserted an en dash between the two page numbers. ## Synonyms - nut ## Antonyms - em ## 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. ## AI Etymology En is 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. The current sense covers a unit of measurement in typography equal to half an em. The wider family includes related words such as em. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown