Klux
/klʌks/
Klux is the ellipsis of Ku Klux Klan.
Meaning of Ku Klux Klan
Proper noun
the Ku Klux Klan
- An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.
- The very suspicion of seditious utterances against the government, suspected complicity in the Ku Klux Klan, or complaint by a negro that a white man had been uppity to him were enough to land a citizen in jail.1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published June 1944, →OCLC, part IV, page 653
- Synonyms:
- Klan, KKK, Klux, Invisible Empire
Phrases with Klux
Questions about Klux
- What is Klux the ellipsis of?
- Klux is the ellipsis of Ku Klux Klan.
- How do you pronounce Klux?
- Klux is pronounced /klʌks/.
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