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ahem definition

ahem (a coughing or throat-clearing sound, conventionalized ə hem′)

interjection

used to get someone's attention, give a warning, fill a pause, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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