XC

XC

See also: xc and X-C

Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of the following Roman numerals: X (“10”) +‎ C (“100”). This number is written in subtractive notation, indicating that X is subtracted from C; hence, C (100) minus X (10) is 90.

Number

XC

  1. A Roman numeral representing the number ninety (90).

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: XCth

See also

English

Adjective

XC (not comparable)

  1. (sports, transport) Abbreviation of cross-country.
    Alternative form: X-C
    XC skiing
    • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
      As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.

Noun

XC (uncountable)

  1. (sports, transport) Abbreviation of cross country.
    Alternative form: X-C

Further reading

  • “XC”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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