"en dash" meaning in All languages combined

See en dash on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: en dashes [plural]
Etymology: Named for its width, which is equal to the width of the letter n or N, or approximately half the width of an em dash. Head templates: {{en-noun}} en dash (plural en dashes)
  1. (typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range. Wikipedia link: en dash Categories (topical): Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: en rule, endash, en-dash, n dash, n-rule, nut dash Related terms: em dash, en space, hyphen, rule Translations (typographical symbol –): pomlčka [feminine] (Czech), half kastlijntje [neuter] (Dutch), n-viiva (Finnish), lyhyt ajatusviiva (Finnish), tiret demi-cadratin [masculine] (French), Halbgeviertstrich [masculine] (German), παύλα (pávla) [feminine] (Greek), félkvirtmínusz (Hungarian), tilstrik [neuter] (Icelandic), stutt þankastrik [neuter] (Icelandic), ein-dais [feminine] (Irish), lineetta enne [feminine] (Italian), средна црта (sredna crta) [feminine] (Macedonian), سهچهارمخط (se-čahârom-xat) (Persian), półpauza [feminine] (Polish), meia-risca [feminine] (Portuguese), meio-traço [masculine] (Portuguese), дефи́с (defís) [masculine] (Russian), semirraya [feminine] (Spanish), tankstreck [neuter] (Swedish), halvfyrkantsminus [neuter] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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          "word": "nut dash"
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "typographical symbol –",
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          "word": "lineetta enne"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "sredna crta",
          "sense": "typographical symbol –",
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          "lang": "Persian",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "typographical symbol –",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "lineetta enne"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "typographical symbol –",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "typographical symbol –",
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      "word": "tankstreck"
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      "sense": "typographical symbol –",
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      "word": "halvfyrkantsminus"
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