þankastrik

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  an em dash, the symbol “—” used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis

Usage notes

 * Used to demarcate opposites, unexpected or sudden changed in narrative; an insertion, a comment or an addition that is to emphasized.
 * They are to be separated from the text by one space (“ ”) —this is different from English where spaces normally neither follow nor precede an em dash.

Derived terms

 * (an en dash)