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əm'em
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Webster Dictionary
'Em
an obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem, them
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
'Em
ėm, pron. him: (coll.) them. [Orig. the unstressed form of hem, dat. and accus. pl. of he; but now used coll. as an abbreviation of them.]
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Rank popularity for the word ''em' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1247
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of 'em in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of 'em in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- 'emGerman
- אותםHebrew
- elesPortuguese
- 'EmRussian
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