Meaning

2 senses
  1. (rare, uncountable)Triple X syndrome.

  2. (obsolete)The conventional Morse code call made when in an urgent situation but not in immediate distress.

More definitions
  • (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female
  • the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

Examples

7 sentences
  1. How to say XXX in Dutch?

    Як сказати ХХХ голандською? — deniko

    ruКак по-голландски будет XXX? — marafon

    deWie sagt man XXX auf Niederländisch? — xtofu80

  2. How do you say XXX in Dutch?

    Як сказати ХХХ голандською? — deniko

    ruКак по-голландски будет XXX? — marafon

    deWie sagt man XXX auf Niederländisch? — xtofu80

  3. What does "XXX" mean in Dutch?

  4. How do you say XXX in English?

    ruКак по-английски будет XXX? — Ooneykcall

    deWie sagt man XXX auf Englisch? — Vortarulo

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  5. How do you say XXX in Portuguese?

    ruКак сказать «XXX» по-португальски? — odexed

    deWie sagt man XXX auf Portugiesisch? — Ricardo14

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Origin

From having three X chromosomes (and no Y), or as a clipping of XXX syndrome. Adopted by

From having three X chromosomes (and no Y), or as a clipping of XXX syndrome.

Adopted by the International Radiotelegraph Convention in 1927.

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Forms

plural: XXXs
SingularXXX

uncountable

Synonyms

6 synonyms
triple X syndrometrisomy X47, XXXXXX syndrome
Close in meaning
  • the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three:thirty30

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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