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Definition of "en-dash" [en-dash]

  • Alternative spelling of en dash. (noun)

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Use "en-dash" in a sentence
  • "Maybe use a double dash (en-dash?) after the words ‘Gary Smith’ in the first sentence, instead of the comma."
  • "For numbers: instead of 1977-2007, use 1997 – 2007 (en-dash)."
  • "And more so than other aspects of writing, punctuation has the visual aesthetic to address; what other reason is there to choose between the hyphen, the en-dash, and the em-dash?"