This concludes the x’s…a short, eclectic section, yet containing the favorite, romantic and evocative word: Xanadu. Mysterious also as it symbolizes the unknown in algebra and the x-ray. It is interesting that the function of the letter x is to make the z sound, even though the letter itself sounds like ‘eks.’ A self-less letter.
xi: the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet; it is the letter “x” and pronounced “zeye”
xiphoid [Gr sword] arrow shaped bone that is attached to the lower part of the sternum (breast bone)
xylo- [Greek, xylon wood]
xylophone - originally made of wooden slats
xylographer: a woodworker
xylotomous: an insect capable of cutting wood
xylophagous: living on or in wood
One of the most moving pieces of music that I have heard was a xylophone performance from the music department at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. Exquisite in its sensitivity and beauty.
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