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 ex¹

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

Origin of ex²

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

Origin of ex³

First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening

Origin of ex⁴

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

Origin of ex⁵

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of ex¹

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

Origin of ex²

C19: from Latin: out of, from

Example Sentences

Next was a bizarre request involving a supposed battle between Momoa and his ex and the need to fake documentation to show Jane and the star were in a genuine relationship.

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Moving back to L.A. as a middle-aged married woman felt like reconnecting with an ex with whom things ended badly.

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Although I wasn’t married to my ex, I was wedded to our way of budget travel.

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She thinks it’s unfair her ex has been allowed to return to work while she’s stuck in limbo.

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Of course there will be no shortage of candidates, including some of the recently dismissed, like Penn State’s ex, James Franklin, who appears to be again in demand.

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