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The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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
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Being in a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
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wide open.
* 1874 , (Marcus Clarke), (For the Term of His Natural Life) Chapter VIII
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* 2004 , Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, & Michael R. Heithaus, Biology of Sharks and their Relatives? , page 171
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
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open wide.
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* 1996 , Perri O'Shaughnessy, Invasion of Privacy? , page 508
* 2005 , , Chainfire? , page 427
(Christianity) the love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.
a love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the eucharist.
As a letter x
is the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x
is voiceless velar fricative.As a noun agape is
(label).x
Translingual
{{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)Etymology 1
Letter
See also
(Latn-script)Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbonesDerived terms
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{{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }}agape
English
Etymology 1
* . First known use by (1667).Adjective
(en adjective)- With his mouth agape and his hands clenched, Rufus Dawes, incapable of further speech, made a last effort to nod assent, but his head fell upon his breast; the next moment, the flickering light, the gloomy prison, the eager face of the doctor, and the astonished face of Vickers, vanished from before his straining eyes.
- If the slightly agape mouth is closed prior to mouth opening, this is termed the preparatory phase and is more common in suction-feeding bony fishes than elasmobranchs.
Usage notes
* Almost always used after a noun or noun phrase it modifies.Synonyms
* (being in a state of astonishment) dumbstruck, agog * (open wide) ajar, open, agogAdverb
(en adverb)- The bathroom door stood agape , and the peeling vinyl floor was bare.
- He glanced up into Richard's eyes, his own wide with wonder, his mouth hanging agape .
