Standard Lemma guide

ema

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: IY1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left hanging at a Shinto shrine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

Initialism of European Medical Association (association representing Medical Doctors in Europe).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: health, medicine, sciences

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Meaning 3

Initialism of European Medicines Agency (a European Union agency for the evaluation of medicinal products).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: health, medicine, sciences

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Meaning 4

Initialism of Excess Milage Allowance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel-industry

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Meaning 5

Initialism of exponential moving average.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Meaning 6

Initialism of economically motivated adulteration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Japanese 絵馬 (ema).