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dx

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
dx
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of diagnosis.

verb

To diagnose.

noun

Abbreviation of developer experience.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“diagnosis”).

verb

Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“to diagnose”).

adj

Abbreviation of deluxe.

noun

Abbreviation of double precision.

noun

Long-distance contact with or reception of a distant radio station.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dx's (present, singular) Dx'ing (participle, present) Dx'd (participle, past) Dx'd (past) Dx'ed (participle, past) Dx'ed (past) DXs (present, singular) DXing (participle, present) DXed (participle, past) DXed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

GS GT LE SE LX SX L R

Synonyms

DevEx

Questions

What does dx mean?
Abbreviation of diagnosis.
Where does dx come from?
Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).

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