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a⋅hem

  [pronounced with a small scraping sound accompanied or followed by a nasal; spelling pron. uh-hem, hem]
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–interjection
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
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a·hem   (ə-hěm')   
interj.  Used to attract attention or to express doubt or warning.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

ahem 
attention-getting interj., 1763, lengthened from hem, imitative of clearing the throat.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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