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The x in Xmas represents the Greek letter chi, which is the initial letter of Christos - the Greek for Christ.
Christians came to use X as a symbol, and it crept into the English language as a shorthand. From there it became more generally used.
Xian for Christian and Xmas for Christmas are customary shorthand when religious writers are writing articles and books, and it gets 'corrected' by the tyepsetters.
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What has more letters than the alphabet?
The Post Office abbreviation it has twelve letters while 'the alphabet' only has eleven.
What does the abbreviation pi stand for?
pi is not an abbreviation. It is a letter of the Greek alphabet symbol that symbolises one particular ratio.
Where does the name pi come from?
The Greek alphabet.
Christmas words that start with x?
Xmas
Is there a 27th alphabet letter?
Now there is no 27th letter in the alphabet but a very long time ago there was a letter called ampersand. It was the 27 letter of the alphabet. +++ The ampersand (originally "Amper's 'And' "after the publisher who invented it) still exists and thrives! It is not normally now regarded as a letter as such, but as it was conceived, an abbreviation for "and". It is used not only visually in text, sign-writing etc. but also as a common control-code in computer-programming.
Is Xmas an abbreviation for Christmas or does it have another meaning?
it is an abbreviation for Christmas 'aka Xmas'
Christmas the a common abbreviation of Christmas but which alphabet does it originate from?
It comes from Greek alphabet. In Greek name Christ starts with letters XP (Chi and Rho), and so Xmas is an abbreviation for Christmas. Why only X? Maybe it looks better..
What is the origin of the term Xmas?
"Xmas" is an abbreviation of the word "Christmas".
What is the correct abbreviation for Christmas?
Xmas is the abbreviation of Christmas.
Are the terms Xmas and Christmas the same?
Yes, Xmas is another way of writing Christmas.The use of Xmas goes back centuries. X has been used in religious writings as a shorthand or abbreviation, where X represents chi in the Greek alphabet. Chi is the first letter in the Greek spelling of the word Christ.
What is the abbreviation used to mean Christmas?
xmas
Are there any abbreviations for Christmas apart from Xmas?
No. Xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas - but there are not other English words for it.
What is the real meaning of Xmas?
Xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas. Please see the Related Question, below.
What alphabet does the common abbreviation Xmas for Christmas originate?
Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas.The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass,while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as "Christ".There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas".
Xmas is a common abbreviation of Christmas but from what alphabet does this originate?
Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas.The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass,while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as "Christ".There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas".
Where does the abbreviation Xmas come from?
X comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter in the Greek word which means Christ.
Is it true the term xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas?
Yes it is
