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xi
(zī, sī, ksē)n.
The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
[Greek xei, xī.]
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xi
(zaɪ; saɪ; ksaɪ; ksiː)n, pl xis
(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ), a composite consonant, transliterated as x
Xi
(ʃiː) ,Hsi
orSi
n
(Placename) a river in S China, rising in Yunnan province and flowing east to the Canton delta on the South China Sea: the main river system of S China. Length: about 1900 km (1200 miles)
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xi
(zaɪ, saɪ; Gk. ksi)n., pl. xis.
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
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| Noun | 1. |  XI - the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and onelarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten |
| 2. | xi - the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  xi - being one more than ten cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" |
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