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

Georgian prosecutors raided the homes of some of the country's most powerful former officials on Friday, including ex–prime minister Irakli Garibashvili, signalling what may be a shakeup within the country's ruling elite.

Read more on Barron's

Also originally from Michigan, Verwey said he moved to California a few months ago, because of a toxic situation with an ex.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

‘Her ex has always lived above his means.’

Read more on MarketWatch

But Laura’s ex was able to get a gun and kill them all.

Read more on Salon

The ex invited her former partner to visit L.A. so they could use drugs together, according to prosecutors.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• earlier www.thesaurus.com
• past 
• preceding