hex

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations

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• Rhymes: -ɛks

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From Pennsylvania German hexe (“‘to practise witchcraft’”), from German hexen (“‘to hex’”). Noun appears later, in the early twentieth century. Compare German Hexe (“‘witch’”).

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hex (plural hexes)

1. An evil spell or curse.
2. A witch.
3. (rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

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to hex (third-person singular simple present hexes, present participle hexing, simple past and past participle hexed)

1. To put a hex on.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Short for hexadecimal.

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hex (uncountable)

1. (computing, informal) A short form of hexadecimal.

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