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recon | x |

As a noun recon

is (chiefly|us|military slang) reconnaissance or recon can be (genetics) the smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

As a verb recon

is (chiefly|us|military slang) reconnoiter.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

recon

English

(wikipedia recon)

Etymology 1

Contracted form of reconnaissance

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnaissance.

    • Verb

  • (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnoiter.
    • Synonyms
    * recce (qualifier)

    Etymology 2

    Contracted form of recombination + -on

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

    • 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 ----