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Definitions
- 1 The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.
- 1 Abbreviation of English. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
"The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch."
- 3 The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.
- 4 Initialism of erythema nodosum. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Alternative letter-case form of en. alt-of
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- 6 half the width of an em wordnet
- 7 A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).
"That the price of work, paid for by letters be advanced from fourpence to fourpence halfpenny per thousand, including English and brevier; and, in leaded matter, the ems and ens at the beginnings and ends of the lines not to be reckoned in the width."
- 8 Initialism of enrolled nurse. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of empty net. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 1 Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).
- 1 Him. Newfoundland, dialectal
"Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes."
- 2 It (when the thing being referred to is masculine). Newfoundland, dialectal
Etymology
Abbreviation.
The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.
From French en.
From Old English hine.
The initials of either the Latin Ēthica Nicomachēa or the Ancient Greek Ἠθικὰ (Ēthikà) Νικομάχεια (Nikomákheia).
Initialisms.
See also for "en"
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