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chi

[kahy] Origin

chi

1[kahy]
noun, plural chis.
1.
the twenty-second letter of the greek alphabet (X, χ).
2.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin:
< Greek

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Chi is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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chi

2[chee]
noun
the vital life force in the body supposedly regulated by acupuncture.

Origin:
< Chinese breath

Chi

[chahy]
noun

Origin:
by shortening

Ch'i

[chyee]
noun
one of two dynasties that ruled in China a.d. 479–502 and, as the Northern Ch'i, a.d. 550–77.
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chi1 (kaɪ)
 
n
the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), a consonant, transliterated as ch or rarely kh

chi, ch'i or qi2 (tʃiː)
 
n
(sometimes capital) (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents
 
[Chinese, literally: energy]
 
ch'i, ch'i or qi2
 
n
 
[Chinese, literally: energy]
 
qi, ch'i or qi2
 
n
 
[Chinese, literally: energy]

chi, ch'i or qi2 (tʃiː)
 
n
(sometimes capital) (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents
 
[Chinese, literally: energy]
 
ch'i, ch'i or qi2
 
n
 
[Chinese, literally: energy]
 
qi, ch'i or qi2
 
n
 
[Chinese, literally: energy]

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Word Origin & History

chi
22nd letter of the Gk. alphabet, representing a -kh- sound; shaped like an X, it was used to signify such a shape or arrangement. Some dialects used chi to represent the -ks- sound properly belonging to xi; Latin picked this up and the sound value of chi in Latin-derived alphabets is now that of our
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Medical Dictionary

chi or khi (kī)
n.

Symbol χ The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.

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Chi(town) definition

[ˈʃɑɪtɑʊn] or [ˈtʃɑɪtɑʊn]
  1. n.
    Chicago, Illinois. : I can't wait to get back to old Chitown.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary

CHI definition

language
A wide spectrum language, the forerunner of Refine.
["Research on Knowledge-Based Software Environments at Kestrel Institute", D.R. Smith et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng, SE-11(11) 1985]
(2006-07-11)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Chi
Chicago
CHI
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