(chiefly, Britain) A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
(chiefly, Britain) A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
"pyx" means: A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coin.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"pyx" means: A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coin.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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"pyx" means: A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coin.... Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(by extension, rare) A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
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(Roman Catholicism, also, figurative) A small, usually round container used to hold the bread]] or wafer of the Eucharist, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
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