Definition of em
English to English noun - a quad with a square body
Since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'.
source: WordNet 3.0 - a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
source: WordNet 3.0 - The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.
source: Webster 1913
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em, emu, ema, eme, emmy, emeu, eame, enmew, enema, emmew, en, eunomy, enwoman, enamine, ean, een, eunomian, ene, eon, euonymin
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