-x — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. Used to represent a value that may vary: see x.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   I teach all of the 30x classes.

Suffix

1. Used to replace a /ks/ sound, especially in monosyllabic words ending in -cks or -ks.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Informal
   • morpheme

   Related words

   -z

   Examples

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   blax (“blacks”), clox (“clocks”), fax (“facts”), folx (“folks”), hax (“hacks”), pix (“pics”), punx (“punks”), shox (“shocks”), snax (“snacks”), sox (“socks”), stix (“sticks”), tix (“tickets”), trax (“tracks”)

Suffix

1. An abbreviation marker.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   Dx (“diagnosis”), elex (“election”), Hx (“history”), pax (“passenger”), RX (“receive”), TX (“transmit”)

Suffix

1. Used to replace a gendered suffix.

   Usage

   • morpheme
   • neologism

   Related words

   x

   Examples

   alumnx, Chicanx, Latinx