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XXX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XXX mean? 

XXX (noun)
  The noun XXX has 2 senses:

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and threeplay

2. (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a femaleplay

  Familiarity information: XXX used as a noun is rare.


XXX (adjective)
  The adjective XXX has 1 sense:

1. being ten more than twentyplay

  Familiarity information: XXX used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


XXX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

30; thirty; XXX

Hypernyms ("XXX" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)


Sense 2

Meaning:

(genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("XXX" is a kind of...):

sex chromosome ((genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)


XXX (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Being ten more than twenty

Synonyms:

30; thirty; xxx

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)


 Context examples 


The first message submitted to me was so short that it was impossible for me to do more than to say, with some confidence, that the symbol XXX stood for E. As you are aware, E is the most common letter in the English alphabet, and it predominates to so marked an extent that even in a short sentence one would expect to find it most often.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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