Mx Definition & Meaning

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  • Synonyms Mx 1 American Electricity.
    1. maxwell; maxwells.

    MX 2 American
    1. missile experimental: a ten-warhead U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile.

    2. motocross.

    Mx. 3 American [miks, muhks] / mɪks, mʌks /
    1. a title of respect prefixed to a person's surname: unlike Mr., Mrs., or Ms., it does not indicate gender and may be used by a person with any or no specific gender identity.

    MX 1 British

    abbreviation

    1. missile-experimental: an intercontinental ballistic missile with up to ten nuclear warheads

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Mx 2 British

    symbol

    1. maxwell

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 mx 3 British

    abbreviation

    1. Mexico

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    Etymology

    Origin of MX2

    First recorded in 1970–75; by abbreviation

    Origin of Mx.3

    First recorded in 1975–80; M (as in Mr./Mrs./Ms. ) + x (symbol for an unknown quantity, person, or thing)

    Example Sentences

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    At an earlier hearing, the court heard how Castellucci, a cyber security expert from California, uses the title "Mx" and refers to themselves using they/them pronouns.

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    "They both prefer offshore deeper waters, so it's quite unusual to spot them close to land," said Mx Cowen who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns.

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    “It really made it look to us that Kermit was smiling at us,” said Mx.

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    In the rental house, “We split up, kind of sectioned off parts of the house to designate to certain things,” Mx.

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    “Everybody had a bad reaction to it,” said Mx.

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    Related Words

    • ammunition
    • bomb
    • bullet
    • projectile
    • rocket

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