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en dash

Noun

Meaning

en dash (plural en dashes)

(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.

en-dash

Alternative spelling of en dash

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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en-dash

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In the ISO 8601 system, slashes represent date ranges: "1939/1945" represents what is more commonly written with an en dash as "1935–1945" or with a hyphen as "1935-1945". Source: Internet

It can also be used to indicate a range of values, although many styles prefer an en dash (see examples at Dash > En dash > Ranges of values ). Source: Internet

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