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The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script.

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Meaning & usage

character/ɛks/letter, name/ks//ɡz//kʃ/
  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
  2. Forming gender-neutral or otherwise more inclusive versions of words, especially Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a.

    letter · lowercase
num/ɛks/letter, name/ks//ɡz//kʃ/
  1. An unknown or unspecified number of.

    humorous · sometimes
conj/ɛks/letter, name/ks//ɡz//kʃ/
  1. Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship, particularly in anime, manga, and video games.

    slang
  2. Used in place of and in artist collaborations.

    Taska Black x DROELOE, Steve Aoki x Lauren Jauregui, etc.
adj/ɛks/letter, name/ks//ɡz//kʃ/
  1. Alternative letter-case form of X (“intersex or non-binary (in passports and identification documents)”).

    alt-of · not-comparable
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.