en
en/en/
noun
a unit of measurement equal to half an em and approximately the average width of typeset characters, used especially for estimating the total amount of space a text will require.
"we always place an en between the last two items of a list"
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en · 1 of 5. noun · ˈen. 1. : the width of a piece of type half the width of an em. 2 · 2 of 5. prefix (1). variants or less commonly em-. in,. also en;.
En or EN may refer to: Contents. 1 Businesses; 2 Language and writing; 3 Organisations; 4 Religion; 5 Science and technology; 6 Other uses. Businesses edit.
Suffix for indefinite form plural of only the neuter noun huvud (“head”), e.g. huvud (“head”) + -en → huvuden (“heads”).
to become or cause to be. sharpen. whiten. sadden. broaden. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives ( fasten; harden; sweeten ), or from nouns ( heighten; lengthen; strengthen ).
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English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to... Wikipedia
Spoken by: Indo people, Indian people, Filipino, and more
Region: South America, Americas, and Eurasia
Dialects: English (United Kingdom), English (United States), English (Australia), and more
Official language in: England, Philippines, India, and more
Writing system: English alphabet, Latin, Latin script, and more
Early forms: Proto-Indo-European: Proto-Germanic > Old English > Middle English > Early Modern English
Language family: Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic > North Sea Germanic > Anglo-Frisian > Anglic > English
An en (from English en quadrat) is a typographic unit, half of the width of an em. By definition, it is equivalent to half of the body height of the typeface ( ...
Prefix edit · Forms words, usually verbs, meaning "in", "on", or "around"; en-. · Intensifies words, usually verbs; en-.
used to form verbs that mean to increase the stated quality: Sweeten to taste with honey or brown sugar.
/ɛn/ · en · the "en" family. Vocabulary lists containing en.
