What does emdash mean?
A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a break in thought or to set off a parenthetical remark. It is longer than an en dash and is often used to indicate a strong break in thought or to set off a quotation.
Example
"The professor's lecture was interrupted by a sudden realization, which he marked with an emdash: 'And then, I realized—'"
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