Mx

¹ American  

Electricity.

1. maxwell; maxwells.

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MX ² American  

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

2. motocross.

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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.

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MX ¹ British  

abbreviation

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

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Mx ² British  

symbol

1. maxwell

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mx ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Mexico

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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

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 • Feb. 25, 2025

"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 • Jan. 9, 2025

Now aged 26, Mx Sharman has donated three times and shares their egg donation journey on TikTok.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

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 • Feb. 9, 2024

At, feeler; Mn, mandible; Mx, maxilla; Lm, labium, spinneret projecting beyond it.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

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