em
[ em ]
/ ɛm /
noun, plural ems.
adjective
Origin of em
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby em
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EM
Definition for em (4 of 7)
'em
[ uh m ]
/ əm /
pronoun Informal.
them: Put 'em down there.
Origin of 'em
Definition for em (5 of 7)
Compare
im-1.
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E.M.
Earl Marshal.
Engineer of Mines.
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British Dictionary definitions for em (1 of 3)
em
/ (ɛm) /
noun printing
Also called: mutton, mut
the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
Also called: pica em, pica
a unit of measurement used in printing, equal to one sixth of an inch
Word Origin for em
C19: from the name of the letter
M
British Dictionary definitions for em (2 of 3)
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Medical definitions for em (1 of 2)
EM
abbr.
electron microscope
Medical definitions for em (2 of 2)
em-
pref.
Variant ofen-