em dash

noun

, Printing.

1. a dash one em long.

em dash

noun

1. printing a dash (—) one em long

Example Sentences

The Authors em-dash and long dash styles have been retained.

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Also reformatted Manchester Guardian attribution to include em-dash for consistency with other quotation attributions.

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They gave him the marble heart in the loud three-em dash newspaper style of emphasis.

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The authors em-dash and punctuation/endquote styles have been retained.

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The authors em-dash and long dash styles have been retained.

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