01 An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem, them.
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An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem, them.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
'Em
/əm/
· IPA /əm/
02 n. The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matte…
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The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.(Print.)