"MX" meaning in English

See MX in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} MX
  1. (military, US, historical, weaponry) Initialism of Missile, Experimental (original project name of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM). Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Missile (extra: original project name of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM), Experimental (extra: original project name of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM)
    Sense id: en-MX-en-name-ydjy~zzp Categories (other): American English, Military, Weapons, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 9 18 26 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 55 6 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 51 9 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 5 17 28 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Noun

Forms: MXs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MX (countable and uncountable, plural MXs)
  1. (Internet) Abbreviation of mail exchanger. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: mail exchanger
    Sense id: en-MX-en-noun-uabpF6-S Categories (other): Internet
  2. (motorcycling) Abbreviation of motocross. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: motocross
    Sense id: en-MX-en-noun-6FONmC6g Categories (other): Motorcycles Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motorcycling
  3. (philately) Abbreviation of Maltese Cross, a cancellation mark appearing on early British stamps. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Maltese Cross (extra: a cancellation mark appearing on early British stamps)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: BMX (english: bike motocross), WCMX (english: wheelchair motocross), MXGP Related terms: cross, Maltese cross

Inflected forms

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