"Xanadu" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Xanadu refers to a place of beauty and luxury, but it can also evoke a sense of otherworldliness and enchantment. The term originated from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" (1816), which describes an imaginary palace called Xanadu, built by the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Xanadu has since become a legendary and romanticized concept, often associated with exoticism, indulgence, and a carefree, dreamlike state.
In modern usage, the term xanadu is often used to describe a luxurious or extravagant place, a retreat or getaway, or a state of being that is idyllic and enjoyable. For example, someone might describe a luxurious vacation home as a "xanadu" or use the term to refer to a fantastical or idealized state of mind.
(X-rayed) Past tense of "x-ray". Having been seen or examined using X-rays, which are a type of radiation. This means someone or something has been checked or inspected to see inside them using this imaging technology.
X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation used to produce images of the internal structures of the body, particularly bones and joints. They are called "x" because they were discovered by accidentally by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895 when he noticed that a fluorescent screen in his lab was glowing even though it was not exposed to any light.
XSampa is a software tool used in phonetics, specifically for X-SAMPA, which is an extension of the SAMPA (Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet) notation system. SAMPA is a set of phonetic notation used to represent all the distinct sounds in spoken languages in a clear and unambiguous way.<br><br>XSampa is typically used with tools like the Best Edmundson's CherryPY phonetics software or Xbudget Sound Recognition software, in order to assist in speech synthesis, speech recognition and assistive tools for people with disabilities.