Meaning

1 senses
  1. The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.

    Halbgeviertstrich

    дефи́сdefís

More definitions
  • a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
typographical symbol –:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
typographical symbol –:

Origin

Named for its width, which is equal to the width of the letter n or N, or approximately ha

Named for its width, which is equal to the width of the letter n or N, or approximately half the width of an em dash.

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