Pronunciations (3)
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/ɛm/
Pronunciation notes
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- name
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/m/
Pronunciation notes
- phoneme
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ɛm
Character
The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Usage- letter
- lowercase
Numeral
The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Usage- lowercase
- number
Noun
thousand
Usage- Obsolete
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More examples (1)
Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars
Adjective
denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
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Noun
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- Broader terms
the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
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- Broader terms