EN

en, nut

(noun) half the width of an em

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

en

Abbreviation of English.

Etymology 2

Noun

en (plural ens)

The name of the Latin-script letter N.

(typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).

Etymology 3

Preposition

en

Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

Anagrams

• -ne-, NE, Ne., ne, ne., nĂ©, nĂȘ

Etymology 1

Proper noun

EN

(philosophy) The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.

Etymology 2

Initialisms.

Noun

EN (countable and uncountable, plural ENs)

(disease) Initialism of erythema nodosum.

(medicine) Initialism of enrolled nurse.

(ice hockey, floorball) Initialism of empty net.

Anagrams

• -ne-, NE, Ne., ne, ne., nĂ©, nĂȘ

Source: Wiktionary



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