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xenophile (nj.)[xenophile 词源字典]: 1922, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -phile.[xenophile etymology, xenophile origin, 英语词源]
xenophilic (adj.): 1974, from xenophile + -ic.
xenophobe (n.): 1897, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -phobe. As an adjective from 1908.
xenophobia (n.): 1903, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -phobia "fear." Earlier (c. 1884) it meant "agoraphobia."
xenophobic (adj.): 1912, from xenophobia + -ic.
xerasia (n.): "excessive dryness of hair," 1706, medical Latin, from Greek xerasia "dryness," from xeros "dry, withered," from PIE *ksero- "dry."
Xeres: Andalusian town (modern Jerez) famous for its wine; see sherry. For first letter, see xebec.
xeric (adj.): 1926; see xero- + -ic.
xero-: before vowels, xer-, word-forming element meaning "dry," from Greek xero-, comb. form of xeros "dry, withered" (see xerasia).
xeroderma (n.): 1848, from xero- + derma.
xerography (n.): "photographic reduplication without liquid developers," 1948, from Greek xeros "dry" (see xerasia) + -ography as in photography. Related: Xerographic.
xerophagy (n.): "habit of living on dry food," especially as a form of fasting, 1650s, from xero- + -phagy (see -phagous).
xerophilous (adj.): "drought-loving," 1863, from xero- + -philous, from Greek from philos "loving," of uncertain origin.
xerophyte (n.): 1897, from xero- + Greek phyton "a plant" (see phyto-).
xerosis (n.): 1890, Modern Latin, from Greek xerosis, from xeros "dry" (see xerasia) + -osis.
xerotic (adj.): "characterized by dryness," 1901, from stem of xero- + -ic.
Xerox: 1952, trademark taken out by Haloid Co. of Rochester, N.Y., for a copying device, from xerography. The verb is first attested 1965, from the noun, despite strenuous objection from the Xerox copyright department. Related: Xeroxed; Xeroxing.
Xerxes: king of Persia who reigned 486-465 B.C.E., Greek Xerxes, from Old Persian Xšayaršan, literally "male (i.e. 'hero') among kings," from Xšaya- "to rule over" (see shah) + aršan "male, man, hero." The Hebrew rendition was Ahashwerosh, Ahashresh.
Xhosa (n.): South African Bantu people, 1801, their self-designation. Also of their language.
xi (n.): fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.