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  • noun plural x the 24th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 1
  • noun plural x any spoken sound or combination of sounds represented by the letter X or x, as in xylene, box, or exact. 1
  • noun plural x something having the shape of an X . 1
  • noun plural x a written or printed representation of the letter X or x. 1
  • noun plural x a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter X or x. 1
  • noun plural x the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ). 1
  • noun plural x the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
  • verb with object x to cross out or mark with or as if with an x (often followed by out): to x out an error. 1
  • verb with object x to indicate choice, as on a ballot or examination (often followed by in): to x in the candidate of your choice. 1
  • noun x 24th letter of alphabet 1
  • noun Technical meaning of x 1.   (convention)   Used in various speech and writing contexts (also in lowercase) in roughly its algebraic sense of "unknown within a set defined by context" (compare N). Thus, the abbreviation 680x0 stands for 68000, 68010, 68020, 68030 or 68040, and 80x86 stands for Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386 or Intel 80486. A Unix hacker might write these as 680[0-4]0 and 80[1-4]86 or 680?0 and 80?86 respectively; see glob. 2.   (graphics)   An alternative name for the X Window System. 3.   (storage)   A suffix for the speed of a CD-ROM drive relative to standard music CDs (1x). 32x is common in September 1999. 1
  • conjunction x (fandom slang) Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship, particularly in anime, manga, and video games. 0
  • letter x The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script. 0
  • abbreviation X intersex or transgender (passports and identification documents). 0
  • variable noun x X is the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet. 0
  • noun x When writing down the size of something, you can use x in between the measurements to mean 'by'. 0
  • proper noun x X can be used to represent the name of a person when you do not know their real name, or when you are trying to keep their real name a secret. 0
  • noun x You can use X or x to refer to a number or amount when you do not know exactly how much it is, or when this information is not important. 0
  • noun x x is used to represent a kiss at the end of a letter or written message. 0
  • noun x People sometimes write X on a map to mark a precise position that they want to refer to. 0
  • noun x the 24th letter and 19th consonant of the modern English alphabet 0
  • noun x a speech sound sequence represented by this letter, in English pronounced as ks or gz or, in initial position, z, as in xylophone 0
  • symbol x ex 0
  • symbol x the x-axis or a coordinate measured along the x-axis in a Cartesian coordinate system 0
  • symbol x an algebraic variable 0
  • symbol x indicating a film that may not be publicly shown to anyone under 18. Since 1982 replaced by symbol 18 0
  • symbol x (as modifier) 0
  • symbol x denoting any unknown, unspecified, or variable factor, number, person, or thing 0
  • symbol x (on letters, cards, etc) denoting a kiss 0
  • symbol x (on ballot papers, etc) indicating choice 0
  • symbol x (on examination papers, etc) indicating error 0
  • symbol x for Christ; Christian 0
  • symbol x ten 0
  • noun x a mark shaped like an X used: 0
  • noun x to represent the signature of a person who cannot write 0
  • noun x to indicate a particular point on a map, diagram, etc. 0
  • noun x as a symbol for a kiss in letters, etc. 0
  • noun x to indicate the degree of fineness of flour, sugar, etc. 0
  • noun x the Roman numeral 10: with a superior bar (57473), 10,000: XX = 20, XXX = 30, and X before another Roman numeral expresses a number 10 less than that numeral (XC = 90) 0
  • noun x a person or thing unknown or unrevealed 0
  • noun x a film rating meaning that no one under the age of seventeen is to be admitted 0
  • noun x Christ 0
  • noun x extra 0
  • noun x reactance 0
  • noun x the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet: from a western form of the Greek alphabet 0
  • noun x any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (ks) of lax, (gz) of exact, ( (kʃ) ; ksh) ) of anxious, ( (ɡʒ) ; gzh) ) of luxurious, or (z) of xylophone 0
  • noun x a type or impression for x or X 0
  • noun x the twenty-fourth in a sequence or group 0
  • noun x an object shaped like X 0
  • adjective x of x or X 0
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