Em

Quick meaning: Em is a noun meaning The name of the Latin script letter M/m.

Meaning

The name of the Latin script letter M/m.

More Meanings

1. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
2. (web design) A relative unit of sizing defined in terms of the font size.
3. (Scotland, Ireland) a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty
4. The name of the letter м/М in Cyrillic alphabets.
5. (rare, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

Example Sentences

Insert here a one-em dash or long dash.

If the author uses such notation, it should be up to Em to indicate Eir intentions clearly, but there’s no harm checking first.

And ultimately: I think my readers are mature enough that knowing eir assigned gender is not going to give them an “excuse” to misgender em.

E invites em to consider how ey represent emselves^([sic]), and in so doing, e focuses eir attention on the ethics that make human relations possible.

Synonyms for em

Depending on context, synonyms include quad, mutton, mut, um, umm, erm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pica, mutton, mut, dat, cryo, het.

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