En

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É›n/, /i.É›n/

Abbreviation.

Noun

1. English

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: Ä•n, IPA: /É›n/
• Rhymes: -É›n
• pin-pen IPA: /ɪn/
• Homophones: in, inn

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

Full definition of en

Noun

1. The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
2. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).

Derived terms

• (typography) en dash
• (typography) en quad
• (typography) en space

Pronunciation

• imitating the French pronunciation IPA: ɑ̃, õ
• anglicised IPA: /É’n/, /É‘n/

From French

Preposition

1. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

Derived terms

Anagrams

• ne, NE, né