ex

1
[ eks ]
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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.

  1. (in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of: ex '47.

Origin of ex

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

Other definitions for ex (2 of 10)

ex2
[ eks ]

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

Origin of ex

2
First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening

Other definitions for ex (3 of 10)

ex3
[ eks ]

noun
  1. the letter X, x.

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ex4
[ eks ]

adjectiveSlang.

Origin of ex

4
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Other definitions for EX (5 of 10)

EX

abbreviation
  1. Biology, Ecology. extinct (def. 2).

Other definitions for ex- (6 of 10)

ex-1

  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.

Origin of ex-

6
<Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of), from, beyond

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ex-2

  1. variant of exo-.

Other definitions for ex- (8 of 10)

ex-3

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

Origin of ex-

8
From Greek combining form of ex, ek, “out (of), from, beyond”; see ec-, ex-1

Other definitions for ex. (9 of 10)

ex.

abbreviation
  1. examination.

  2. examined.

  1. example.

  2. except.

  3. exception.

  4. exchange.

  5. excursion.

  6. executed.

  7. executive.

  8. express.

  9. extra.

Other definitions for Ex. (10 of 10)

Ex.

abbreviationBible.
  1. Exodus.

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How to use ex in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for ex (1 of 5)

ex1

/ (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

Origin of ex

1
C19: from Latin: out of, from

British Dictionary definitions for ex (2 of 5)

ex2

/ (ɛks) /


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

  2. Canadian short for examination

British Dictionary definitions for ex- (3 of 5)

ex-1

prefix
  1. out of; outside of; from: exclosure; exurbia

  2. former: ex-wife

Origin of ex-

3
from Latin, from ex (prep), identical in meaning and origin with Greek ex, ek; see ec-

British Dictionary definitions for ex- (4 of 5)

ex-2

combining form
  1. a variant of exo- exergonic

British Dictionary definitions for Ex. (5 of 5)

Ex.

/ Bible /


abbreviation for
  1. Exodus

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