ex

¹ American  

[eks] / ɛks /

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.

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ex- ² American  

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 .

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ex ³ American  

[eks] / ɛks /

noun

Informal.

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

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ex- ⁴ American  

1. variant of exo-.

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ex ⁵ American  

[eks] / ɛks /

noun

1. the letter X, x.

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ex- ⁶ American  

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

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ex ⁷ American  

[eks] / ɛks /

adjective

Slang.

1. excellent.

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EX ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. Biology, Ecology. extinct.

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ex. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. examination.

2. examined.

3. example.

4. except.

5. exception.

6. exchange.

7. excursion.

8. executed.

9. executive.

10. express.

11. extra.

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Ex. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Exodus.

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ex- ¹ British  

prefix

1. out of; outside of; from

   exclosure

   exurbia

2. former

   ex-wife

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ex ² British  

/ 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

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ex ³ British  

/ ɛks /

noun

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

2. short for examination

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Ex. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Exodus

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ex- ⁵ British  

combining form

1. a variant of exo-

   exergonic

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Etymology

Origin of ex¹

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 ex³

First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening

Origin of ex-⁶

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

Origin of ex⁷

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Example Sentences

In the petition, which was obtained by People and initially filed on Nov. 28, Cortazzo claimed that her ex has failed to fulfill “monetary obligations” that were included in the divorce settlement.

From MarketWatch

These treatments are “ex vivo,” meaning they remove the patient’s cells and treat them in specialized facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Roth paints a dreary portrait of how that scenario could have played out, but the horrors are resolved by something of a deus ex machina rather than by any one character’s bold, heroic actions.

From Los Angeles Times

But the celebratory atmosphere masks a broken heart, as Bad Bunny is reminded of the ex who taught him to dance.

From BBC

The issue is not just to admit, ex post facto, that we were wrong, but to think more deeply about why we were wrong.

From Salon

Related Words

• earlier
• past
• preceding