La·tin·x  (l ə-t ēn ĕks, lä-t ēn ĕks, -n əks)
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adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a member of one of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas. 2. Of, relating to, or being a descendant of these peoples, especially when living in the United States.
[ LATIN(O) and LATIN(A) + -x, ending used to replace the gender-specific endings of Latino and Latina (from the use of x as a variable or an unspecified factor, as in mathematics).] |
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