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Meaning of MX | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2
/mɪks/

Definitions

  1. A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
  2. Abbreviation of management.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  3. Initialism of Missile, Experimental (original project name of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM).
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  4. Abbreviation of mail exchanger.
    Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  5. Abbreviation of motocross.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  6. on early British stamps, Maltese Cross cancellation mark.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français MX
日本語 さん

Examples

“Mx. Mirage. I am a radically queer trannyboi with a big mouth.”
“It has been proposed that in addition to the honorific Mr. for male and Ms. for female, that the honorific Mx. be used for intersexuals […]”
“One of the most well-known gender nonconforming cabaret artists (who now works primarily in full length cabaret shows) is Mx Justin Vivian Bond.”
““I think the thing that was most surprising was how supportive and gung-ho a lot older alums were,” said Mx. LoSchiavo, who graduated this year (and would have been admitted under the new policy, having identified as a female at the time of application).”
“In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called "salutation"), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example: "My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns." ("Mx." is pronounced like the word "mix" and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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