English Explanatory Dictionary

pix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of pic (“picture”)
  2. Motion pictures; movies.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of pyx.
verb
  1. Obsolete spelling of pyx.

Pronunciation

/pɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-pyx.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pix.wav

Word forms

pix pic pixes pixing pixed

Etymology

Abbreviation of pictures, first used in Variety in 1916, along with other similar words that the magazine calls slanguage.

Related words

pixel
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