Mx

¹

Electricity.

1. maxwell; maxwells.

MX

²

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

2. motocross.

Mx.

³

[miks, muhks]

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

abbreviation

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

Mx

²

symbol

1. maxwell

mx

³

abbreviation

1. Mexico

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mx¹

First recorded in 1970–75; by abbreviation

Origin of Mx²

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

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

"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.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

Related Words

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