en
IPA: ˈɛn
noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter N.
- (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.
- (philosophy) The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.
- Abbreviation of English. [(in the plural) The people of England, Englishmen and Englishwomen.]
- (pathology) Initialism of erythema nodosum. [(pathology) An inflammatory condition characterised by inflammation of the fat cells under the skin, resulting in tender red nodules that are usually seen on both shins.]
- (medicine) Initialism of enrolled nurse.
- (ice hockey, floorball) Initialism of empty net.
adjective
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of eastern. [Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.]
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Examples of "en" in Sentences
- The process went through en enhancement.
- I expect his fulsome apology is en route.
- Zhang and en have a son and a daughter, en Yunsong and en Ruchun.
- The ore occurs as en echelon bodies parallel to the shale bedding.
- Also, you removed the the en dash between the dates in the second table.
- In the Azores, the Islands Armada protected the ships en route to Lisbon.
- I'm curious to know if any of these approve of disjunctive spaced en dashes.
- His condition worsened en route, necessitating his disembarkation at Tsushima.
- In Scots heraldry the escutcheon en surtout serves several different purposes.
- I had to let it percolate through my brain for the best way to do it en masse.
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