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- [loks]
- /lɒks/
- /ˈlɑːks/
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- [loks]
- /lɒks/
Definitions of lox word
- noun lox a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants. 1
- noun lox Liquid oxygen. 1
- uncountable noun lox Lox is salmon that has been smoked and is eaten raw. 0
- noun lox a kind of smoked salmon 0
- noun lox short for liquid oxygen, esp when used as an oxidizer for rocket fuels 0
- noun lox a variety of salty smoked salmon 0
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Origin of lox
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; < Yiddish laks salmon; compare Middle High German, Old High German lahs, cognate with Old English leax, Old Norse lax
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Parts of speech for Lox
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lox popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lox usage trend in Literature
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