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English noun: em | |||
| 1. | em (quantity) a quad with a square body | ||
| Samples | Since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'. | ||
| Synonyms | em quad, mutton quad | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area unit, square measure | ||
| 2. | em (quantity) a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing | ||
| Synonyms | pica, pica em | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
| Part holonym | en, nut, point | ||
| Part meronym | in, inch | ||
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