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   X

   /eks/

   

   noun

   • 1. the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet.
   • ▪ denoting the next after W in a set of items, categories, etc.
   • ▪ denoting an unknown or unspecified person or thing: "there is nothing in the data to tell us whether X causes Y or Y causes X"
   • ▪ (used in describing play in bridge) denoting an unspecified card other than an honor: "East knows that declarer cannot hold a doubleton Qx"
   • ▪ the first unknown quantity in an algebraic expression, usually the independent variable.
   • ▪ denoting the principal or horizontal axis in a system of coordinates: "the"
   • 2. a shape like that of a letter X: "two wires in the form of an X"
   • 3. a cross-shaped written symbol.
   • ▪ used to indicate a position on a map or diagram: "put an X on the spot where you think its eye should be"
   • ▪ used to indicate a mistake or incorrect answer.
   • ▪ used in a letter or message to symbolize a kiss.
   • ▪ used to indicate one's vote on a paper ballot: "with trembling hand you inscribe your X on the slip of paper"
   • ▪ used in place of the signature of a person who cannot write: "nearly all those engaged in the fur trade signed with an X"
   • 4. the Roman numeral for ten.

   verb

   • 1. mark or make a sign with an X.
   • ▪ overwrite or obliterate with an X or series of X's.
   • ▪ make void or annul; invalidate: "we're all X-ing things out of our curricula"

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • X

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