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informal | x |

As a verb informal

is to inform (to communicate knowledge to others).

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

informal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not formal or ceremonious.
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  • Not in accord with the usual regulations.
  • Suited for everyday use.
  • (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
  • (gardening) Not organized; not structured or planned.
  • Synonyms

    * (not formal or ceremonious) casual * (not in accord with the usual regulations) unofficial * (suited for everyday use) casual * colloquial

    Antonyms

    * formal

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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 ----