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English word origin

Etymology of XP

Abbreviations.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Initialism of experience point /experience points.

noun

Abbreviation of extreme prix; xPrix, from being an extreme grand prix.

name

Ellipsis of Windows XP, standing for experience.

noun

Initialism of extreme programming. · Initialism of xeroderma pigmentosum.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
prefix

eXperimental, Pursuit, fighter (prefix).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Combination of prefix P and prefix modifier X.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Initialism of X Phrase (“a phrase which consists of either: (1) an optional specifier and an X-bar phrase, or (2) a conjunction sandwiched between two other XPs, where X refers to an arbitrary part of speech”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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