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n dash

n dash is the alternative form of en dash.

Meaning of en dash

Noun

en dash (plural en dashes)

  1. The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.
    Synonyms:
    en rule, n-rule, nut dash

Forms of n dash

pluraln dashes

Questions about n dash

What is n dash the alternative form of?
N dash is the alternative form of en dash.

Words near n dash in the dictionary

  1. Mœsogothic
  2. Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
  3. Məllas
  4. n
  5. N Centauri
  6. n dash
  7. N galaxies
  8. N galaxy
  9. N Irish
  10. N scale
  11. n space

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Adapted from Wiktionary: n dash (page history and authors); en dash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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