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X (n: Eks)

The twenty-fourth letter of the Latin-based script.

The twenty-fourth letter of the Greek-based script; Chi.

The twenty-second letter of the Cyrillic-based script; Khah.

x-height (n: 'Eks hAit)

An imaginary line at the top of the lowercase x that sets a height guideline for flat letters and letterparts. Curved letters usually pass through a bit in order to appear the same height as the x.

Pronunciation Key

Kirshenbaum ASCII IPA was devised to represent English sounds with only the ASCII characters.

a = a ah :: A = a father :: & = a hand :: @ = schwa :: e = e eight :: E = e edit :: i = i elite :: I = i hill :: o = o oldstyle :: O = o thought (NYC) :: u = u you :: U = u pull :: V = u upper :: y = ü müde (DE) :: Y = ö schön (DE) ::

g = g gain :: j = j ja (DE) :: S = sh ship :: Z = zh azure :: tS = ch chin :: dZ = j jug :: T = th thin :: D = th that :: * = t butter (AmE) :: ? = glottal stop :: N = ng thing :: c = ch ich (DE) :: x = ch doch (DE) ::

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