X ::
X () X, the
twenty-fourth letter of the
English alphabet, has three
sounds; a
compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a
compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in
example; and, at the
beginning of a word, a
simple vocal sound (that of z), as in
xanthic. See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271..