As an adjective imminent
is about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
imminent
English
(Imminence)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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Usage notes
* Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Imminent'' is also sometimes confused with ''immanent .
* Said of danger, threat and death.
Synonyms
* inevitable
* immediate
* impending
Derived terms
* imminence
* imminently
Related terms
* eminent
* prominent
External links
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x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
{{Letter
, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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