English Explanatory Dictionary

-x

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to represent a value that may vary: see x.
suffix
  1. Used to replace a /ks/ sound, especially in monosyllabic words ending in -cks or -ks.
suffix
  1. An abbreviation marker.
suffix
  1. Used to replace a gendered suffix.
suffix
  1. Abbreviation of -cross.

Pronunciation

/ks/

Word forms

-x

Etymology

The letter 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.

Related words

-z x

Derived words

BMX MX RX SBX
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