"elex" meaning in English

See elex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Clipping of electric, electronic, electrics or electronics + -x (abbreviation marker). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|electric}} Clipping of electric, {{m|en|electronic}} electronic, {{m|en|electrics}} electrics, {{m|en|electronics}} electronics, {{af|en|-x|pos1=abbreviation marker}} -x (abbreviation marker) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} elex (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Abbreviation of electric or electronic. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, not-comparable Alternative form of: electric, electronic
    Sense id: en-elex-en-adj-oe0tFZol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -x Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 25 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -x: 30 34 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: elexes [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of election + -x (abbreviation marker). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|election}} Clipping of election, {{af|en|-x|pos1=abbreviation marker}} -x (abbreviation marker) Head templates: {{en-noun}} elex (plural elexes)
  1. (informal, politics) Abbreviation of election. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: election Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-elex-en-noun-qbeWC4vt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -x Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 25 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -x: 30 34 37 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Clipping of electric, electronic, electrics or electronics + -x (abbreviation marker). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|electric}} Clipping of electric, {{m|en|electronic}} electronic, {{m|en|electrics}} electrics, {{m|en|electronics}} electronics, {{af|en|-x|pos1=abbreviation marker}} -x (abbreviation marker) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} elex (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Abbreviation of electrics or electronics. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: electrics, electronics
    Sense id: en-elex-en-noun-Bkw5YONV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -x Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 25 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -x: 30 34 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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