ex
preposition
without, not including, or without the right to have.
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ex-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.abbreviationexamination.
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Ex.abbreviationExodus.
ex
1 American
[eks]
/ ɛks /
preposition
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Finance. without, not including, or without the right to have.
ex interest; ex rights.
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Commerce. free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing.
ex ship; ex warehouse; ex elevator.
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(in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of.
ex '47.
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American
[eks]
/ ɛks /
noun
Informal.
ex
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[eks]
/ ɛks /
noun
ex
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American
[eks]
/ ɛks /
adjective
Slang.
EX
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abbreviation
ex-
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American
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abbreviation
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examination.
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examined.
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example.
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except.
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exception.
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exchange.
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excursion.
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executed.
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executive.
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express.
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extra.
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Bible.
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British
prefix
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out of; outside of; from
exclosure
exurbia
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former
ex-wife
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British
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preposition
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finance not participating in; excluding; without
ex bonus
ex dividend
ex rights
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commerce without charge to the buyer until removed from
ex quay
ex ship
ex works
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noun
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informal (a person's) former wife, husband, etc
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short for examination
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abbreviation
ex-
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British
combining form
Etymology
Origin of ex1
First recorded in 1835–45; from Latin; see ex- 1
Origin of ex2
First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening
Origin of ex4
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
Origin of ex-6
< Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of ), from, beyond
Origin of ex-8
From Greek combining form of ex, ek, “out (of), from, beyond”; see ec-, ex- 1
Vocabulary lists containing ex
Example Sentences
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In Susan's case, financial investigators at the CMS found her ex had the money to pay.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
After an ex blocks them by phone and on social media, they can still send a one-cent transfer with a short message begging for forgiveness in the transaction description.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
That judge ruled that my ex did not have to pay anything, and he ignored the previous court orders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
And it’s their ex, they’re expressing it there, you know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In honor of Miss Barrie, my eighth-grade teacher, I’d like to call attention to the quotation above: ex ovo omnia.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
It added it would have a long bonnet to give it a "torpedo-shaped form", drawing inspiration from the company's experimental cars of the 1920s, known as EX models, and the Art Deco era.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The infalling matter collides with other material bound to the white dwarf, forming tall columns of hot gas that emit intense X-rays, making systems like EX Hydrae ideal targets for IXPE.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
He tells me it is my job to work it out with his EX.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
The electrode potential of a half-cell, EX, is the cell potential of said half-cell acting as a cathode when connected to a SHE acting as an anode.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
He is, EX OFFICIO, a Trustee of the British Museum; and it may seem harsh to maintain that he is not a fit person to hold such a situation.
From Reflections on the Decline of Science in England by Charles Babbage
“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
The five included two key figures from the Jeremy Corbyn era – ex- director of communications Seumas Milne and Mr Corbyn’s former chief of staff Karie Murphy.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
The iHeartMedia release added that the ex- “GMA” personalities — who have since been replaced — will work together on additional iHeartPodcasts programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
An ex- commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army was also sanctioned.
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
“Milo and ex- P.F.C. Wintergreen merged last week. They’re all partners now inM & M Enterprises.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
“And weird that you’re friends with your ex. Why do you need so much male attention? It’s a huge red flag. I mean, haven’t you seen ‘When Harry Met Sally’?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
“On the outside world, I would never date a friend’s ex. I would never befriend your ex.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
“A lot of people I’ve talked to are saying this reminds me of my ex. This reminds me of how my ex responded to the breakup,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
Melania responded with a statement including the lines: "There is clearly no substance to this statement from an ex. Unfortunately only attention seeking and self-serving noise."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2017
Size Developing andPrinting Per Roll Developingonly Printing only,Each Exposure Mounted Unmounted Per Roll Mounted Unmounted 1½ × 2 12 ex. only $0.90 $0.84 $0.25 $0.06 $0.05½ 1⅝ × 2½ 12 ex.
From Kodaks and Kodak Supplies 1914 by Canadian Kodak Company
Ex.: “...then my roommate walked in and he... etc.”
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2016
A similar displacement has taken place with regard to Ex. xxxiv. 6-9, which clearly forms the sequel to xxxiii. 17-23.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
The law regarding injuries inflicted upon a man in a quarrel is parallel with Ex. xxi.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches
The first: "A bone of him shall not be broken," is merely the prescription with regard to the Paschal lamb, Ex. xii.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels
Ex. chen, good; but chen ko, to sing well.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
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