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meld | x |

As a verb meld

is (us) to combine two similar objects into one or meld can be in card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.

As a noun meld

is a combination of cards which is melded.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

meld

English

Etymology 1

Possibly a portmanteau of “melt” and “weld”; alternatively, from English “melled” (“blended”), from (etyl) meller (“to mix”).

Verb

(en verb)
  • (US) to combine two similar objects into one
  • One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
    Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007 [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/world/africa/27safrica.html?_r=1&oref=login]
    Synonyms
    * conflate

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A combination of cards which is melded.
  • ----

    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 ----