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Abbreviation of English. examples
plural ens
The name of the Latin-script letter N. quotations examples
The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.
1773 October, The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged
I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170
(typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use). examples
Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below). examples
(dialectal, Newfoundland) him quotations examples
Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes.
1895, Thomas Hardy, A Pair of Blue Eyes, page 236
(dialectal, Newfoundland) it (when the thing being referred to is masculine) examples
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н. examples