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steem | x |

As a noun steem

is (obsolete) a gleam of light; a flame or steem can be (obsolete) value.

As a verb steem

is (obsolete) to value, esteem.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

steem

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

* stem

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A gleam of light; a flame.

    • Etymology 2

    Aphetic form of esteem.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Value.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To value, esteem.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.10:
  • *:His life he steemed dearer than his friend […].

    • 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 ----