English Explanatory Dictionary

en

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
  2. A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).
prep
  1. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).
pron
  1. Him.
  2. It (when the thing being referred to is masculine).
noun
  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.
name
  1. The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.
noun
  1. Initialism of erythema nodosum.
  2. Initialism of enrolled nurse.
  3. Initialism of empty net.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of en.

Pronunciation

ĕn /ˈɛn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-en1.wav /ɪn/ [ɑ̃] [õ] /ɒn/ /ɑn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-en3.wav /ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-en4.wav

Word forms

en ens

Etymology

The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

Related words

EE

Derived words

enby en dash ennage en quad en space en ami en banc en bloc en brochette en caul en clair en effet en famille en femme en garçon en garde en masse en pantoufles en passant en règle en retard en retraite en revanche en route en secondes noces en suite
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary