"x-risk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: x-risks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} x-risk (countable and uncountable, plural x-risks)
  1. Initialism of existential risk. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: existential risk
    Sense id: en-x-risk-en-noun-TW3DUPOk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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