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[en] 
–adjective
| 3. | Printing. having the area of an en quad or the length of an en: en quad; en dash. |
Origin:
1785–95
1785–95
en-
1| a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” (enshrine; enthrone; entomb); “to cause to be in” (enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” (enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive (enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface). |
-en
1| a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives (fasten; harden; sweeten), or from nouns (heighten; lengthen; strengthen). |
Origin:
ME, OE -n- (as in ME fast-n-en, OE fǣst-n-ian to make fast, fasten); c. -n- of like verbs in other Gmc languages (ON fastna)
ME, OE -n- (as in ME fast-n-en, OE fǣst-n-ian to make fast, fasten); c. -n- of like verbs in other Gmc languages (ON fastna)
-en
2| a suffix used to form adjectives of source or material from nouns: ashen; golden; oaken. |
-en
3| a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs: taken; proven. |
Origin:
ME, OE; c. G -en, ON -inn
ME, OE; c. G -en, ON -inn
-en
4| a suffix used in forming the plural of some nouns: brethren; children; oxen. |
Origin:
ME; OE -an, case ending of n-stem nouns, as in naman obl. sing., and nom. and acc. pl. of nama name; akin to n-stem forms in other IE languages, as in L nōmen, nōmin- name
ME; OE -an, case ending of n-stem nouns, as in naman obl. sing., and nom. and acc. pl. of nama name; akin to n-stem forms in other IE languages, as in L nōmen, nōmin- name
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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En
En\, n. (Print.) Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter. See Em.
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