-x
suffix
[ z ]
• forming the plural of many nouns ending in -u taken from French.
• "tableaux"
Origin:
from French.
X
noun
• the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet.
• a shape like that of a letter X.
• "two wires in the form of an X"
• a cross-shaped written symbol.
• the Roman numeral for ten.
X
symbol
• a rating assigned to films classified as suitable for adults only (replaced in the UK in 1983 by 18, and in the US in 1990 by NC–17 ).
X
abbreviation
• the drug ecstasy.
