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单词 mx
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Mxn.

Brit. /məks/, /mɪks/, U.S. /mɪks/, /məks/
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Mr n., Mrs n.1, Ms n.2, X n.
Etymology: Apparently < M- (in Mr n., Mrs n.1, Ms n.2, etc.) + X n., probably denoting an unknown or variable quantity (compare sense 3 at that entry).
A gender-neutral title of courtesy prefixed to a person's surname, sometimes with first name(s) interposed.Mx was originally offered as an alternative to Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Ms, as a means to avoid having to specify a person's gender, but has frequently been adopted as a title by those who do not identify themselves as male or female (e.g. transgender or intersex people).
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun]
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1977 P. Kite in Single Parent Apr. 16/2 Maybe both sexes should be called Mx. That would solve the gender problem entirely.
1982 More Words & Sex in net.nlang (Usenet newsgroup) 11 July How about one generic title for everyone?.. From now on, we should all go by Mx, pronounced ‘mix’ or ‘mux’... Mx. John Eldridge.
1998 Re: Vegetarianism & B12 Deficiency in uk.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 19 Oct. Occasionally I have used the title 'Mx' before my name, with the idea that it leaves in question whether I [am] a woman or a man or somethinng [sic] in between.
2014 L. I. Pearlman et al. in L. Erickson-Schroth Trans Bodies, Trans Selves vi. xxiii. 559 One of the most well-known gender nonconforming cabaret artists..is Mx Justin Vivian Bond. Mx Bond..prefers the pronoun V.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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MX n. [ < m- (in missile n.) + -x- (in experimental adj.)] U.S. Military an experimental intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple warheads, designed to be easily movable from one location to another; also attributive in MX missile.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > types of
loon1947
seeker1949
Honest John1952
Nike1952
heat-seeker1956
anti-ballistic missile1957
Polaris1957
Pershing1958
SAM1958
cruise missile1959
sea-cat1959
minuteman1961
ABM1963
lance1964
Exocet1970
trident1972
MX missile1973
stinger1975
cruise1976
tomahawk1976
silo buster1977
Euromissile1979
Brilliant Pebbles1988
1973 Aviation Week 10 Sept. 15/3 The MX still is in its formative stage, providing a low profile in budget requests.
1984 Science 22 June 1373/1 The impact of the MX on arms control efforts.
1985 Ann. Reg. 1984 383 Growing domestic pressure in the US..was reflected in a narrow Senate vote on the future of the MX missile.
1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 May 14/1 The Western alliance should be allowed to station its rockets in Europe and proceed with the MX missile program.
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