EM'S
noun
1.
the letter M, m.
2.
3.
Origin:
1860–65
1860–65
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World English Dictionary
em (ɛm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | mutton, Also called: mut the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement |
| 2. | pica em, Also called: pica a unit of measurement used in printing, equal to one sixth of an inch |
| [C19: from the name of the letter M] | |
| 'em (əm) | |
| —pron | |
| an informal variant of them | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
em-
from Fr. assimilation of en- to following labial; also from L. ex-, assimilated to following -m-. Also a prefix used to form verbs from adjectives and nouns.
'em
M.E., now taken as an abbreviation of them, but originally a form of hem, dative and accusative of the third person plural pronoun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
EM abbr.
electron microscope
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
em definition[ɛm]and emm
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
EM
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The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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