Pix Common

Pix has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

"The ancient gold pix sat securely on the workbench, waiting for the master assayer to test its purity before the new shipment could be released."

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any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

"The priest carefully placed the consecrated hosts into the silver pix before the service began."

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Plural form of pic in the sense of "picture".

"The archaic manuscript records the term pix as an obsolete spelling of pyx."

Obsolete spelling of pyx

In plain English: Pix is short for pictures, which are photos you can send to friends on your phone.

"She asked her friends if they had any pix from their recent trip to share with everyone."

Usage: Use "pics" as an informal plural noun to refer quickly to multiple pictures, especially when texting or speaking casually. Avoid using it in formal writing where "photos," "images," or "pictures" are preferred for clarity and professionalism.

Verb

Obsolete spelling of pyx

"The archaic manuscript listed several religious vessels, including a few references to pixes as containers for communion wafers."

Example Sentences

"She asked her friends if they had any pix from their recent trip to share with everyone." noun

"They spent the afternoon taking pix of their friends at the beach party." noun

"The old camera was perfect for snapping quick pix in low light." noun

"She edited all her vacation pix before uploading them to social media." noun

Origin

Pix is an abbreviation of pictures that appeared in the trade publication Variety in 1916 as part of a collection of slang terms. The word entered English usage during this era to serve as a convenient shorthand for photographs or images.

Rhyming Words

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