About The Word X
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What's The Definition Of X?
[n] a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
[n] the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [adj] being one more than nine Synonyms | Synonyms for X: 10 | 10 | Adam | cardinal | decade | ecstasy | MDMA | methylenedioxymethamphetamine | ten | ten | tenner Related Terms | Find terms related to X: See Also | alphabetic character | large integer | letter | letter of the alphabet | Roman alphabet | stimulant | stimulant drug X In Webster's Dictionary \X\ ([e^]ks).
X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has
three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in
wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and,
at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z),
as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 217,
270, 271.
Note: The form and value of X are from the Latin X, which is
from the Greek [Chi], which in some Greek alphabets had
the value of ks, though in the one now in common use it
represents an aspirated sound of k.
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