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*Re (ra) n. Ra, the Egyptian sun god.
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*em
[em]
Spell Syllables
Examples Word Origin
noun, plural ems.
1. the letter M, m.
2. Also called mut, mutton. Printing.
the square of any size of type used as the unit of measurement for matter printed in that type size.
(originally) the portion of a line of type occupied by the letter M in type of the same size.
3. em pica.
adjective
4. Printing. having the area of an em quad or the length of an em dash.
Origin of em Expand
1860-18651860-65
Em
Symbol, Physical Chemistry.
1. emanation (def 3).
EM
1. electromagnetic.
2. electromotive.
3. electronic mail.
4. electron microscope; electron microscopy.
5. end matched.
6. Engineer of Mines.
7. enlisted man; enlisted men.
'em
[uh m]
Spell Syllables
pronoun, Informal.
1. them:
Put 'em down there.
Origin Expand
1350-1400; Middle English hem, Old English heom, dative and accusative plural of he1
em-1
1. variant of en-1. before b, p, and sometimes m:
embalm.
Expand
Compare im-1 .
em-2
1. variant of en-2. before b, m, p, ph:
embolism, emphasis.
E.M.
1. Earl Marshal.
2. Engineer of Mines.
Examples from the Web for em Expand
Contemporary Examples
The answer, according to the first two episodes of Doll & em, is a glorious f em ale incarnation of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
‘Doll & Em’ Is the Female ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Nico Hines
February 6, 2014
Not surprising if you heard the tapes (which you never will because I’ve burned ‘ em).
"The Gift of Cancer"
Mark McKinnon
February 21, 2010
You know, I say honestly about these conspiracy people, some of their own husbands and wives wouldn’t pick ‘ em up at the airport.
Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy Theories
Malcolm Jones
November 21, 2013
em ily Mortimer plays a version of herself in the gloriously awkward new show Doll & em.
‘Doll & Em’ Is the Female ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Nico Hines
February 6, 2014
Asked why she often played somewhat unsympathetic characters like em, or Mackenzie in The Newsroom, Mortimer se em ed taken aback.
‘Doll & Em’ Is the Female ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Nico Hines
February 6, 2014
Historical Examples
However Nanny my dear, you may take him the money for em, since theyre here.
Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking
Susan Warner
And what shall I do with th em twenty-five hundred after I get em, Joey?
Golden Days for Boys and Girls
Various
Some of em was dressed up when they come to our house ma said.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States
Work Projects Administration
You would be no better off, for they cant any of em speak English.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
Various
An dont try any funny business, because ye have no weapons, none of ye, while I an my little Chinee friend have em to spare.
The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty
Gerald Breckenridge
British Dictionary definitions for em Expand
em
/ɛm/
noun (printing)
1. Also called mutton, mut. the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
2. Also called pica em, pica. a unit of measurement used in printing, equal to one sixth of an inch
Word Origin
C19: from the name of the letter M
em-
prefix
1. before b, m, and p, a variant of en-1 , en-2
'em
/əm/
pronoun
1. an informal variant of them
Word Origin and History for em Expand
em-
from French assimilation of en- to following labial (see en- (1)). Also a prefix used to form verbs from adjectives and nouns.
representing Latin ex- assimilated to following -m- (see ex-).
'em
Middle English, now taken as a colloquial abbreviation of them, but originally a form of hem, dative and accusative of the third person plural pronoun.
em in Medicine Expand
EM abbr.
electron microscope
em- pref.
Variant of en-2.
em in Technology Expand
End of Medium
Related Abbreviations for em Expand
EM
1. electromagnetic
2. electron microscope
3. enlisted man
E.M.
Engineer of Mines
*st
Examples
1. stere.
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