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wyvern
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x (1)
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X (1)
X [ eks ] (plural X's or Xs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. "X"-shaped object: something shaped like a letter "X"
2. movie rating: a movie rating used until 1990 in the United States to indicate that a movie could not be shown publicly to anyone under the age of 17.
Now called  NC-17
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