en

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun half the width of an em

Etymology

The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

In classic literature

Synonyms

nut

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