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em

DEFINITIONS OF: em

1

n a quad with a square body

“since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'”
Synonyms:
em quad, mutton quad
Type of:
area unit, square measure
a system of units used to measure areas

n a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

Synonyms:
pica, pica em
Type of:
linear measure, linear unit
a unit of measurement of length
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