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Meaning of "pyx" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PYX

From Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PYX

pyx  [pɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pyx is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PYX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pyx

Pyx

A pyx or pix is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican Churches to carry the consecrated host, to the sick or those otherwise unable to come to a church in order to receive Holy Communion. The term can also be used in archaeology and art history to describe small round lidded boxes designed for any purpose from antiquity or the Middle Ages, such as those used to hold coins for the Trial of the Pyx in England.

Definition of pyx in the English dictionary

The definition of pyx in the dictionary is Also called: pyx chest. the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc. Other definition of pyx is any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYX


aquatics
əˈkwætɪks
basics
ˈbeɪsɪks
classics
ˈklæsɪks
comics
ˈkɒmɪks
cosmetics
kɒzˈmetɪks
dynamics
daɪˈnæmɪks
electronics
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪks
fix
fɪks
forensics
fəˈrɛnsɪks
graphics
ˈɡræfɪks
lyrics
ˈlɪrɪks
mathematics
ˌmæθəˈmætɪks
matrix
ˈmeɪtrɪks
mix
mɪks
phoenix
ˈfiːnɪks
politics
ˈpɒlɪtɪks
remix
riːˈmɪks
six
sɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
sweepstakes
ˈswiːpˌsteɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYX

pythium
pythogenic
python
Pythonesque
pythoness
pythonic
pythonomorph
pyuria
pyx chest
pyxia
pyxides
pyxidia
Pyxidis
pyxidium
pyxie
pyxis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYX

apteryx
archaeopteryx
bombyx
bostryx
calyx
Ceyx
chalcedonyx
coccyx
epicalyx
nectocalyx
Nyx
onyx
oryx
pompholyx
sardonyx
Styx

Synonyms and antonyms of pyx in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyx» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYX

Find out the translation of pyx to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pyx from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyx» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

PYX
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pyx
570 millions of speakers

English

pyx
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyx
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

PYX
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дарохранительница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pyx
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ciboire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyx
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hostiengefäß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖体容器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyx
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khăn phủ thánh tước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழிபாட்டு அப்பம் வைக்கப்படும் கலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीएक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sikkelerin ayarını kontrol etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pisside
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cyborium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дарохранительница
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

PYX
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyx
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyxis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyx
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brødøskje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyx

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYX»

The term «pyx» is regularly used and occupies the 75.309 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pyx» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pyx» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyx

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYX»

Discover the use of pyx in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyx and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PYX
When Pattiann Rogers selected this book for the 2004 National Poetry Series, she praised its “original and engaging music,” the way Corinne Lee “skillfully interweaves wit, playfulness, and a joie de vivre with serious study and ...
Corinne Lee, 2005
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Pyx--B.A.: (Just a Dog's Life)
The story of Pyx (a dog) aboard the U.S.R.C. BEAR.
Mrs. Harriet Sefton Campbell, 1928
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Convex Analysis and Monotone Operator Theory in Hilbert Spaces
Corollary 3.22 Let V be a closed linear subspace of and let x G H. Then the following hold: (i) Pyx is characterized by Pyx G V and x — Pyx _L V. (ii) \\Pyx\\2 = {Pyx\x). (iii) Pv G S(H); ||iV|| = HfV? {0}, and \\PV\\ = 0ifV = {0}. (iv) V±J- = V. (v) Pyx  ...
Heinz H. Bauschke, Patrick L. Combettes, 2011
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Magmatic Evolution of Ignimbrites in the Bagaces Formation, ...
... cores cores cores rims rims rims rims cores cores cores cores cores cores cores cores Type Fe-Ti Fe-Ti 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2- pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2-pyx 2- pyx ...
David W. Szymanski, 2007
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Sources from whence Information derived - - 11 Institution of the Trial of the Pyx - 11 Formerly held before the King himself - - 11 And held frequently ------ 11 Trial Plates deposited at the Exchequer form the Basis of the Trial of the Pyx - 11 But ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1866
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The Sacristy Manual
Vessels for Eucharistic Reservation: The term "pyx" can signify any one of the many containers that hold eucharistic bread for reservation. They keep the eucharistic banquet fresh and available for the absent, the sick and the dying. In the early ...
G. Thomas Ryan, 1993
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Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts ...
The. Trial. of. the. Pyx. The construction of optimal tests of significance is a twentieth-century innovation in statistical theory; the early works of Ronald Fisher (including likelihood-based significance tests in the 1920s), of Walter Shewhart ...
Stephen M. Stigler, 2002
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Text Processing in Python
PYX PYX is both a document format and a Python module to support working with that format. As well as the Python module, tools written in C are available to transform documents between XML and PYX format. The idea behind PYX is to ...
David Mertz, 2003
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NET and XML
Before you can write an XmlPyxReader, you first need to understand PYX syntax. PYX is a line-oriented XML syntax, developed by Sean McGrath, which reflects XML's SGML heritage. PYX is based on Element Structure Information Set (ESIS)  ...
Niel M. Bornstein, 2004
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.NET & XML
Before you can write an XmlPyxReader, you first need to understand PYX syntax. PYX is a line-oriented XML syntax, developed by Sean McGrath, which reflects XML's SGML heritage. PYX is based on Element Structure Information Set (ESIS)  ...
Niel M. Bornstein, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyx is used in the context of the following news items.
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Muller's Corner: Story of town's Easter parade
Among the traditions lost was the 'parading the Pyx', which gave its name to the long walkway opposite Lidl's store in Haverfordwest - Pyx Parade. The Pyx was ... «Western Telegraph, Mar 15»
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Britain's coins go on trial at ancient ceremony
Coins are examined by the jury at the Trial of the Pyx. ... Pyx is the Roman word for chest, and at the trial a jury of City of London liverymen from The Goldsmiths' ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
3
Communion bread theft causes upset
The consecrated bread and a pyx - a round receptacle used to hold the communion sacrament - were stolen while the car was parked outside a city parish ... «The Press, Jan 15»
4
Sanford treasure hunters find priceless Spanish artifact off Fort …
It's called a pyx, made to carry the holy Eucharist, or body of Christ. It sank with a Spanish ship 299 years ago Thursday. When Eric Schmitt of Sanford pulled it ... «WESH Orlando, Jul 14»
5
Archaeological discovery unveiled in Sebastian
This gold insert is the missing portion of an elaborate rectangular pyx – a decorative vessel used to hold a Catholic communion wafer – that was handcrafted in ... «Florida Today, Jul 14»
6
Sanford treasure hunters strike gold — again
Their latest discovery was the back portion of a handcrafted gold-filigree pyx, a vessel used to hold the Eucharist, or the symbolic representation of Jesus' body ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 14»
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Sanford family finds gold artifact
The Schmitts, along with their partners the Zeak family, say the gold pyx is the second piece of an artifact that was originally found in the same area in 1989. «WKMG Orlando, Jul 14»
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Influential radio executive Bob Ausfeld dies
The affection for the longtime local executive who led powerhouses such as PYX-106 and WGNA was evidenced throughout social media Sunday into Monday ... «Schenectady Gazette, Jul 14»
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Australia's GO Markets introduces binary options on MT4
At the time of purchase by its new owner PYX Financial Group Limited, a corporate decision was made in November 2013 to propel the retail operations of the ... «LeapRate, Jul 14»
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Inside the Trial of the Pyx, one of Britain's oldest and strangest legal …
The Trial of the Pyx is one of Britain's oldest and strangest legal procedures. It's a mixture of a court case, an industrial-quality check and a marketing exercise for ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 14»

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