eme

¹ American  

[eem] / im /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. friend.

2. uncle.

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-eme ² American  

1. a suffix used principally in linguistics to form nouns with the sense “significant contrastive unit,” at the level of language specified by the stem.

   morpheme; tagmeme.

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-eme British  

suffix

1. linguistics indicating a minimal distinctive unit of a specified type in a language

   morpheme

   phoneme

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Etymology

Origin of eme¹

before 1000; Middle English eem ( e ), Old English ēam; cognate with Dutch oom, German (arch.) Ohm, Oheim; akin to uncle

Origin of -eme¹

Extracted from phoneme

Example Sentences

EME Aesthetics said all its clients are given a full consultation and are under no obligation to book any procedures, and it therefore considers that its ad had not pressured consumers or trivialised the risks of cosmetic procedures.

From BBC

Contrary to the apocryphal legend that has circulated over the years, neither Hackford nor Baca was ever in contact with members of La eMe.

From Los Angeles Times

And while he sought to stay faithful to the story of Joe Morgan, La eMe’s first non-Latino member, he did so without explicitly referencing him or any of the factions involved by name.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of the museum’s Community Day, this celebration features the Afrochique dance team; live music from Eme & Heteru and the Cavemen; food trucks; and head-wrapping workshops.

From Washington Post

The first in a series of outdoor summer concerts in the Enid A. Haupt Garden, this concert stars Eme & Heteru, featuring Chelsey Green, performing “songs of liberation” to mark Juneteenth.

From Washington Post