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Er

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Noun

1. atomic number 68, er, erbium

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

2. emergency room, er

a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Er

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exclamation
a sound made when hesitating in speech
the internet domain name for
Eritrea
the chemical symbol for
erbium
abbreviation for
1. 
(in the US) Emergency Room (in hospitals)
2. 
Elizabeth Regina
3. 
Eduardus Rex

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Er

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1.  Baseball
earned run
2. 
emergency room
erbium
interjection
used when hesitating in speaking, as while searching for a word or collecting one's thoughts: a conventionalized representation of the sound

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Er

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suff.
1.
a. One that performs a specified action: swimmer.
b. One that undergoes or is capable of undergoing a specified action: broiler.
c. One that has: ten-pounder.
d. One that is associated or involved with: banker.
2.
a. Native or resident of: New Yorker.
b. One that is: foreigner.
suff.
Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs: darker; faster.
abbr.
emergency room
The symbol for erbium.

Informal
Contraction of her: Look at 'er go!
interj.
Used to express hesitation or uncertainty.

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