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As a noun, em means the name of the Latin-script letter M. As an interjection, it means a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty.
Meanings of em
7 meaningsnoun
The name of the Latin-script letter M.
“The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.”
typographyA unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter М / м.
A quad with a square body
“since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’”
Similar: em quad, mutton quadA linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
Similar: pica em, pica
pronoun
rarenon-standardA gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.
Alternative form of 'em
interjection
ScotlandIrelandA form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm
“She was going to, em... the salon, I think.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).