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EM

\ˈɛm], \ˈɛm], \ˈɛ_m]\

Definitions of EM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A prefix. See En-.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A prefix. See En-.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A form of the English prefix en.
A contraction of them.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A prefix; a form of en, which becomes em before b, p, or m; AS. prefix em signifies to make, to surround; Gr. prefix em signifies in or on; em, for L. im, signifies in, on, or into.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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