xc
AmericanEtymology
Origin of xc
(e)x 1 (in the finance sense “without, not including”) + c(oupon) (in the finance sense “a certificate calling for the payment of periodic interest on a bond”)
Example Sentences
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I am enjoying my 55th consecutive year of xc skiing.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018
To these thoughts on the use of time we may fitly add the great words of Scripture, "So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom," Ps. xc.
From Life and Conduct by Lees, J. Cameron
Walpole, Henry, S.J.; martyr 18, xcv, his cell in Tower xc, invoked by Fr.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
Suppose that we had endured the space of a thousand years, yet saith Moses, Psal. xc.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva Espa�a, cap. lxxxix, xc.
From American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
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