ex

¹

[eks]

preposition

1. Finance.,  without, not including, or without the right to have.

   ex interest; ex rights.

2. Commerce.,  free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing.

   ex ship; ex warehouse; ex elevator.

3. (in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of.

   ex '47.

ex-

²

1. a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimes meaning “not” or “without” or indicating a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative: exstipulate; exterritorial; ex-president (former president); ex-member; ex-wife .

ex

³

[eks]

noun

Informal.

1. a former spouse or a former partner in a long-term romantic relationship; ex-wife, ex-husband, or ex-lover.

ex-

⁴

1. variant of exo-.

ex

⁵

[eks]

noun

1. the letter X, x.

ex-

⁶

1. a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin: exarch; exegesis .

ex

⁷

[eks]

adjective

Slang.

1. excellent.

EX

⁸

abbreviation

1. Biology, Ecology.,  extinct.

ex.

⁹

abbreviation

1. examination.

2. examined.

3. example.

4. except.

5. exception.

6. exchange.

7. excursion.

8. executed.

9. executive.

10. express.

11. extra.

Ex.

¹⁰

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Exodus.

ex-

¹

prefix

1. out of; outside of; from

   exclosure

   exurbia

2. former

   ex-wife

ex

²

/ ɛks /

preposition

1. finance not participating in; excluding; without

   ex bonus

   ex dividend

   ex rights

2. commerce without charge to the buyer until removed from

   ex quay

   ex ship

   ex works

ex

³

/ ɛks /

noun

1. informal,  (a person's) former wife, husband, etc

2. short for examination

Ex.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Exodus

ex-

⁵

combining form

1. a variant of exo-

   exergonic

Word History and Origins

Origin of ex-¹

First recorded in 1835–45; from Latin; ex- ¹

Origin of ex-²

< Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of ), from, beyond

Origin of ex-³

First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening

Origin of ex-⁴

From Greek combining form of ex, ek, “out (of), from, beyond”; ec-, ex- ¹

Origin of ex-⁵

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of ex-¹

from Latin, from ex (prep), identical in meaning and origin with Greek ex, ek; see _ec-

Origin of ex-²

C19: from Latin: out of, from

Example Sentences

Mills’s ex told police that he threatened to release nude images of her and threatened to harm her future romantic partners.

From Salon

“Usually our kicker is ex or current soccer player. The first time Carlos ever kicked, he had an 80-yarder into the end zone. Punting is a lot harder to teach.”

From Los Angeles Times

Treasury; the Treasury secretary and comptroller of the currency were ex officio members of its board, and the Treasury secretary presided over its meetings.

From Los Angeles Times

Highlights included Hot To Go, with its viral YMCA-style dance routine; and the snarky comeuppance anthem My Kink Is Karma, which Roan dedicated "to my ex who is in the crowd tonight".

From BBC

Kaniehtiio Horn, the Deer Lady on “Rez Dogs,” plays his ex-wife because in a show like this, any wife is bound to be an ex, with Ryan Kiera Armstrong as their Nancy Drew of a teenage daughter, and Keith David bringing his formidable Keith David-ness.

From Los Angeles Times

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