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xi
(xi)
Pronunciation:
/ksʌɪ, gzʌɪ, sʌɪ, zʌɪ/
noun
the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (
Ξ
,
ξ
), transliterated as ‘x’.
(
Xi
)
[
followed by Latin genitive
]
Astronomy
the fourteenth star in a specified constellation:
Xi Cygni
Origin:
Greek
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