dux

[ duhks, dooks ]

/ dʌks, dʊks /

noun, plural du·ces [doo-seez, dyoo-, doo-keys], /ˈdu siz, ˈdyu-, ˈdu keɪs/, dux·es [duhk-siz, dook-]. /ˈdʌk sɪz, ˈdʊk-/.

British. the pupil who is academically first in a class or school.

(in the later Roman Empire) a military chief commanding the troops in a frontier province.

Origin of dux

1800–10; <Latin: literally, leader, noun derivative from base of dūcere to lead

Words nearby dux

Duveneck, duvet, duvet day, duvetyn, du Vigneaud, dux, Duxbury, duyker, D.V., dvaita, dvandva

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Example sentences from the Web for dux

The Dux flushed with indignation, glared straight at the head master by way of reply, and closed his lips.
Tom, Dick and Harry|Talbot Baines Reed
How could I ever have imagined a fellow like Crofter was worthy to hold a candle to my old Dux?
Tom, Dick and Harry|Talbot Baines Reed
He died on August 29, 1823, and the family of Waldsteins of Dux disappears.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Tell me, friend Dux,” interrupted the Dominie, “doth a jackdaw die in any peculiar way?
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat

I was thankful when the ceremony was over, and the Dux and I found ourselves with our luggage in the hall waiting for our cabs.
Tom, Dick and Harry|Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for dux

dux

/ (dʌks) /

noun

(in Scottish and certain other schools) the top pupil in a class or school

Word Origin for dux

Latin: leader

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单词	dux
释义	dux [ duhks, dooks ] / dʌks, dʊks / noun, plural du·ces [doo-seez, dyoo-, doo-keys], /ˈdu siz, ˈdyu-, ˈdu keɪs/, dux·es [duhk-siz, dook-]. /ˈdʌk sɪz, ˈdʊk-/. British. the pupil who is academically first in a class or school. (in the later Roman Empire) a military chief commanding the troops in a frontier province. Origin of dux 1800–10; <Latin: literally, leader, noun derivative from base of dūcere to lead Words nearby dux Duveneck, duvet, duvet day, duvetyn, du Vigneaud, dux, Duxbury, duyker, D.V., dvaita, dvandva Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dux The Dux flushed with indignation, glared straight at the head master by way of reply, and closed his lips. Tom, Dick and Harry\|Talbot Baines Reed How could I ever have imagined a fellow like Crofter was worthy to hold a candle to my old Dux? Tom, Dick and Harry\|Talbot Baines Reed He died on August 29, 1823, and the family of Waldsteins of Dux disappears. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer Tell me, friend Dux,” interrupted the Dominie, “doth a jackdaw die in any peculiar way? Jacob Faithful\|Captain Frederick Marryat I was thankful when the ceremony was over, and the Dux and I found ourselves with our luggage in the hall waiting for our cabs. Tom, Dick and Harry\|Talbot Baines Reed British Dictionary definitions for dux dux / (dʌks) / noun (in Scottish and certain other schools) the top pupil in a class or school Word Origin for dux Latin: leader Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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