em

noun

1. The name of the Latin script letter M/m.

   “It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh."”

2. A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

   “Insert here a one-em dash or long dash.”

   “That the price of work, paid for by letters be advanced from fourpence to fourpence halfpenny per thousand, including English and brevier; and, in leaded matter, the ems and ens at the beginnings and ends of the lines not to be reckoned in the width.”

3. A relative unit of sizing defined in terms of the font size.
4. The name of the letter м/М in Cyrillic alphabets.
5. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of em.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of emergency medicine.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable)Abbreviation of electron microscope.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of electron microscopy.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of electromagnetism.
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of electronic monitoring.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of emerging market.
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of enlisted man.
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of effective microorganism.
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of energy management.
15. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of English medium.

pron

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of 'em.
2. (gender-neutral, nonstandard, objective, rare, singular, third-person)A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

   “If the author uses such notation, it should be up to Em to indicate Eir intentions clearly, but there’s no harm checking first.”

   “I may become quite intimate with someone, spend hours with em every night, and yet not have the slightest idea what eir voice sounds like, or what eir RL body looks, feels, and smells like.”

   “E invites em to consider how ey represent emselves^([sic]), and in so doing, e focuses eir attention on the ethics that make human relations possible.”

   “And ultimately: I think my readers are mature enough that knowing eir assigned gender is not going to give them an “excuse” to misgender em.”

   ““You idiot girl! Are you childsick?” She grabbed Asu’s wrist; Asu made no effort to twist away. “Sand and soil, tell me you’re not pregnant. Is it that—what’s eir name? Aeran? Have you lain with em? Tell me!””

intj

1. (Ireland, Scotland)a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty

   “She was abused by, em... David, I think. That was his name, he's a real em... what's the word, narcissist. You should really stay away from him.”

name

1. A diminutive of the female given names Emily, Emma, or Emmeline.

   “And oh, Aunt Em! I'm so glad to be at home again!”

   “Mind you, he never calls me anything back. Isn't that the way of it? What do men call their wives. 'Em...' Like every woman in the planet was christened Emily. 'Em...is that shirt clean?'”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of Eminem.

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable)Abbreviation of electromagnetic.

   “Secondary drone got EM spectrum on the kill.”

   “Commander, I can see most of it now. Readings are all over the EM spectrum.”