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Lang vs En - What's the difference?

lang | en |

As a noun lang

is flame, flare, fire.

As a pronoun en is

he, him.

lang

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Adjective

    (Webster 1913) (er)
  • (obsolete) long

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

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    en

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    (head)
  • English

    • Etymology 2

    The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
  • (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
    • Derived terms
    * (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en space
    See also
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    Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
    • Derived terms
    * en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suite

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