"em dash" meaning in All languages combined

See em dash on Wiktionary

Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ɛm dæʃ\ Forms: em dashes [plural], emdash, em-dash, m dash, m-rule
  1. Tiret cadratin (symbole —), utilisé pour indiquer une cassure ou incise.
    Sense id: fr-em_dash-en-noun-SpAXfv1j Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la typographie Topics: typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: en dash

Inflected forms

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    "Composé de em (« la lettre m ») et de dash (« tiret »). Ce tiret a en effet la même longueur que la lettre m."
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