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harbinger | x |

As a noun harbinger

is a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

As a verb harbinger

is to announce; to be a harbinger of.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

harbinger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
  • * Landor
  • I knew by these harbingers who were coming.
  • (obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
  • (Fuller)

    Synonyms

    * forewarning, herald, omen, premonition, sign, signal, prophet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To announce; to be a harbinger of.
  • Synonyms

    * herald

    References

    *

    See also

    *bellwether

    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 ----