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fen | x |

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

fen

English

(wikipedia fen)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline
  • * 1842 ,
    • In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
    Derived terms
    * fenlike * fennish

    See also

    * bog * everglade * marsh * swamp * wetland

    Etymology 2

    From (fan), by analogy with (men) as the plural of (man).

    Noun

    fen' (p) (''singular:'' ' fan )
  • a plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
  • * 1951 , Winthrop Sargeant, Through the Interstellar Looking Glass'' (in ''Life magazine, 21 May 1951)
    • Sad to relate, however, some of the European delegates were probably insurgents rather than true fen .

    Coordinate terms

    * fenne

    Derived terms

    * actifen * confen * eofen * fakefen * femme fen * femfen * femmefen * fringefen * litfen * mediafen * neofen * passifen * stfen * trufan * zinefen ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----