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Definition: Meaning of, x in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɛks /

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  1. being one more than nine
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    ten, 10
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  1. the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
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    X, ex
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X


Definition: Meaning of, X in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɛks /

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X X's, x's
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  1. letter [uncountable and countable] the 24th letter of the English alphabet
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  2. number [countable] the number 10 in the system of ROMAN NUMERAL s
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  3. mathematics [uncountable] technical a letter used in mathematics to represent an unknown quantity or value
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  4. on school work [countable] a mark used on school work to show that a written answer is not correct
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  5. when voting [countable] a mark used to show that you have chosen something on an official piece of paper, for example when voting
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  6. on a letter [countable] a mark used to show a kiss, especially at the end of a letter
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  7. film [singular, uncountable] used in the past to describe a film that was officially approved as only suitable for people over 18 [=  18]
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  8. unknown/secret name [uncountable] a letter used instead of someone's or something's real name because you want to keep it secret or you do not know it
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  9. when signing your name [countable] a mark used instead of a signature by someone who cannot write
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  10. X number of people/things used to say that there are a number of people or things when the exact number is not important
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  11. X marks the spot used on maps in adventure stories to show that something is buried in a particular place
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X used in phrases

  • Generation X
    1. young people in the 1990s, seen as not having any strong beliefs, not being involved in their society, and making no plans for the future
  • Leo X (noun)
    1. 1475-1521 son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith
  • Louis X (noun)
    1. 1289-1316 king of France
  • Malcolm X
    1. (1925-65) a black leader in the US who worked to improve the social and economic position of black people. He became a member of the BLACK MUSLIM s in 1952, and spoke publicly about the need for black people in the US to live separately from white people, and he encouraged them to use violence to protect themselves. In 1964, he left the BLACK MUSLIMs and established the Organization of Afro-American Unity. He was murdered in 1965 while making a speech in Harlem, New York City.
  • Pius X (noun)
    1. 1835-1914 pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in 1954 because of his interest in the poor
  • X chromosome (noun)
    1. [countable] a type of CHROMOSOME that exists in pairs in female cells, and together with a Y CHROMOSOME in male cells
  • X ray (noun)
    1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
    2. a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
  • X-Files, The
    1. a popular US television SCIENCE FICTION programme, also shown in the UK, whose main characters are two FBI agents who have many exciting and frightening adventures in their attempts to solve strange mysteries involving ALIEN s (= creatures from other worlds) and other PARANORMAL events
  • X-SCID (noun)
    1. sCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor
  • X-certificate
    1. an X-certificate film is one that people under 18 are not allowed to see in Britain because it contains sex or violence
    X-certificate
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