"mutton dash" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mutton dashes [plural]
Etymology: From mutton + dash to avoid ambiguity when speaking between en dash and em dash. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mutton|dash}} mutton + dash, {{l|en|en dash}} en dash, {{l|en|em dash}} em dash Head templates: {{en-noun}} mutton dash (plural mutton dashes)
  1. (typography slang) Synonym of em dash Tags: slang Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: em dash [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: mutton quad
    Sense id: en-mutton_dash-en-noun-MEiP2RyI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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