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x-height

noun
\ ˈeks-ˌhīt How to pronounce x-height (audio) , ÷-ˌhītth\

Definition of x-height

: the height of a lowercase x used to represent the height of the main body of a lowercase letter

First Known Use of x-height

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

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