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Em has 9 different meanings across 5 categories:

Noun · Det · Pron · Intj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a quad with a square body

"since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'"

2

a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

3

The name of the Latin-script letter M .

4

Initialism of Effective Microorganism.

Adjective
1

Abbreviation of electromagnetic.

Det
1

Alternative form of 'em

Pron
1

A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

Intj
1

a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm

Proper Noun
1

A diminutive of the female given names Emily and Emma.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
area unit linear unit
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