xi

[ zahy, sahy; Greek ksee ]

/ zaɪ, saɪ; Greek ksi /

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noun, plural xis.

the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).

the group of consonant sounds represented by this letter.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby xi

Xerox, xerus, Xerxes I, x-height, Xhosa, xi, Xia Gui, Xiamen, xian, Xiang, Xianggang

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Example sentences from the Web for xi

Even Xi chimed in on the debate the other day by saying that the blue in ‘APEC blue’ should remain permanent.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prior to that, Chinese state media had designated Obama as just one of many world leaders who had arrived in Beijing to see Xi.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the summit, Xi had been front and center, seemingly without peer.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today was the only time all week that Xi shared a platform with another world leader in Beijing on an equal footing.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Unlike Obama in the United States, Xi actually has the power to make that happen in China, if that is really what he wants to do.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is well to state here that Daniel mentions Antichrist but once in his prophecies, in chapter xi:36, etc.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
It was naturally to the effect that a return to the meagre scale of imposts under Louis XI.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
If it arises from suppression of the menses, look in Chapter XI, p. 102, for the cure.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous
The figures shown in Plate XI represent four successive positions of the medium's hands and those of the sitters.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
It was an important fortress in its day and was dismantled by the orders of Louis XI.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

British Dictionary definitions for xi (1 of 2)

/ (zaɪ, saɪ, ksaɪ, ksiː) /

noun plural xis

the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ), a composite consonant, transliterated as x

British Dictionary definitions for xi (2 of 2)

Hsi or Si

/ (ʃiː) /

noun

a river in S China, rising in Yunnan province and flowing east to the Canton delta on the South China Sea: the main river system of S China. Length: about 1900 km (1200 miles)

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Medical definitions for xi (1 of 2)

[ zī, sī, ksē ]

n.

The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet.

Medical definitions for xi (2 of 2)

The Greek letter xi. Entries beginning with this character are alphabetized under xi.

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