XC
See also: xc
Translingual
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]XC
- A Roman numeral representing the number ninety (90).
See also
[edit]- Previous: LXXXIX (eighty-nine, 89)
- Next: XCI (ninety-one, 91)
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]XC (uncountable)
Adjective
[edit]XC (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of cross-country.
- 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.
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