"em-" meaning in English

See em- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: See en- § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{m|en|en-#Etymology|en- § Etymology}} en- § Etymology Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} em-
  1. The form taken by en- before the labial consonants b and p, as it assimilates place of articulation. Tags: morpheme

Download JSON data for em- meaning in English (1.3kB)

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