emdash

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A form of em dash — The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis); a one-em or long dash.

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Meanings

nounemdash (plural emdashes)

plural emdashes · alternative em-dash · alternative em dash

  1. alternativeAlternative form of em dash.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

emdash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emdash

MLA

“emdash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emdash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emdash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emdash.

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