X meaning

ĕks
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Twenty-fourth in a sequence or group.
adjective
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To mark or sign with an X.
verb
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Shaped like X.
adjective
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A symbol for the word cross. Used in combination, as in Xing for crossing or motoX for motocross.
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The symbol for the Roman numeral 10.
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Experimental.
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Christian.
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Ex.
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Ex dividend.
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A type or impression for x or X.
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Of x or X.
adjective
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One's choice or answer (on a ballot, test, etc.)
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The power of magnification (in optical instruments)
symbol
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A person or thing unknown or unrevealed.
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An unknown or unnamed factor, thing, or person.
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Christ (Greek Χρɩστος, Khristos )
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Any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (ks) of lax, (gz) of exact, (k′sh) of anxious, (g) of luxurious, or (z) of xylophone.
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The twenty-fourth in a sequence or group.
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An object shaped like X.
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To indicate (one's choice or answer) by or as by marking with an X.
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To delete or cancel (written or printed matter) with or as with one or more X's.
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The first of a set of unknown quantities, y usually being second.
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A variable.
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An abscissa.
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Extra.
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By (in indicating dimensions)

3 ft x 4 ft.

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Times.
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A mark shaped like an X used:
  • To represent the signature of a person who cannot write.
  • To indicate a particular point on a map, diagram, etc.
  • As a symbol for a kiss in letters, etc.
  • To indicate the degree of fineness of flour, sugar, etc.
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The Roman numeral 10: XX = 20, XXX = 30: X before a greater Roman numeral expresses a number 10 less than that numeral (e.g., XC = 90): with a superior bar (), 10,000
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A former film rating meaning that no one under the age of seventeen is to be admitted.
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Christ.
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Crossed with.
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Reactance.
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(1) (eXit) To exit, close or delete. See X button.
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The programming language in the Axapta development environment. See Microsoft Dynamics AX.
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A mark or indication utilized as a signature by an illiterate person who is unable to sign his or her name.
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In mathematics, the symbol for an unknown quantity, person, factor, or thing. X is the first in a set of two or three unknowns comprising x, y, and z. In telecommunications, for example, xDSL refers to any of a group of Digital Subscriber Line services. See also x-axis, xDSL, y, and z.
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In mathematics, times. For example, 3
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The symbol for reactance. See reactance.
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X. The X series of ITU-T Recommendations. The X series addresses data networks, open systems communication, and security. See X Series.
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The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script.
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Intersex or transgender (passports and identification documents)
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(fandom slang) Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship, particularly in anime, manga, and video games.
conjunction
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Forms plurals of ‘u’-terminal nouns (and, very rarely, some others), chiefly of French origin.
suffix
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(slang) Used to replace a -ks- sound, as in hax (hacks), punx (punks), pix (pics).
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Alternative form of X.
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Prefix used for CCITT-ratified (UN) international telecom standards on e-mail.
prefix
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(computing) The ASCII control character cancel in caret notation.
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X is the 24th letter of the English alphabet.

An example of X is the letter that ends the word "flex."

noun
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The 24th letter of the modern English alphabet.
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Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter x.
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The 24th in a series.
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Something shaped like the letter X.
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A mark inscribed to represent the signature of one who is unable to sign one's name.
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To delete, cancel, or obliterate with a series of X's. Often used with out.
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A movie rating indicating that admission will not be granted to anyone under the age of 17.
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Extra.
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The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet: from a western form of the Greek alphabet.
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Extra.
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X's and O's
  • The basic elements of a specified field of work, knowledge, etc.; often, specif., the plays and strategies used in a particular sport.
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Origin of x

  • X is prototypically pronounced [ks] in English; it therefore serves as a convenient shorthand for the digraphs (cs, ks, etc.) or trigraphs (cks etc.) that would otherwise represent that consonant cluster.

    From Wiktionary

  • From the French plural suffix -x.

    From Wiktionary