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Noun [English]

IPA: /biːˈɛks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-BX.wav Forms: BXes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} BX (plural BXes)
  1. (US, military) Initialism of base exchange, the U.S. Air Force's Base Exchange. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: base exchange (extra: the U.S. Air Force's Base Exchange.) Categories (topical): Military Coordinate_terms: CGX, commissary, MCX, NEX, PX, shopette
    Sense id: en-BX-en-noun-ut-ubbsc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 12 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 17 4 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 15 3 40 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /biːˈɛks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-BX.wav
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: Former trademark of General Electric Company. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} BX
  1. A flexible, metal-armored electrical cable. Synonyms: armored cable, armoured cable Related terms: electrical cable, power cable
    Sense id: en-BX-en-noun-R6YjGtUi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 12 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 17 4 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 15 3 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Symbol [Translingual]

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  1. The World Meteorological Organization country code for Belgium and Luxembourg
    Sense id: en-BX-mul-symbol-YkvRG4TJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Symbol [Translingual]

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  1. (international standards) Indeterminately reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property.
    Sense id: en-BX-mul-symbol-kToycswe Categories (other): English links with ignored alt parameters, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Translingual terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 12 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 17 4 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 15 3 40 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Translingual terms with redundant script codes: 8 92
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Etymology number: 2
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          "w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2#Indeterminate reservations"
        ],
        [
          "ISO 3166-1",
          "w:ISO 3166-1"
        ],
        [
          "alpha-2",
          "w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2"
        ],
        [
          "country code",
          "country code#English"
        ],
        [
          "Benelux Office for Intellectual Property",
          "w:Benelux Office for Intellectual Property"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "international standards",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(international standards) Indeterminately reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ISO 3166-1",
    "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2#Indeterminate reservations",
    "International Organization for Standardization",
    "WIPO ST.3",
    "World Intellectual Property Organization"
  ],
  "word": "BX"
}

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