ex
1[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
preposition
Finance. without, not including, or without the right to have: ex interest; ex rights.
Commerce. free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing: ex ship; ex warehouse; ex elevator.
(in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of: ex '47.
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Origin of ex
11835–45; < L. See ex-1
Definition for ex (2 of 10)
ex2
[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
noun
the letter X, x.
Definition for ex (3 of 10)
ex3
[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
noun Informal.
a former spouse or a former partner in a long-term romantic relationship; ex-wife, ex-husband, or ex-lover.
Origin of ex
3First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening
Definition for ex (4 of 10)
Origin of ex
4by shortening
Definition for ex (5 of 10)
Definition for ex (6 of 10)
ex-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-
1<Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of), from, beyond
Definition for ex (7 of 10)
Definition for ex (8 of 10)
ex-3
a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin: exarch; exegesis.
Also ec-.
Definition for ex (9 of 10)
ex.
Definition for ex (10 of 10)
Ex.
abbreviation Bible.
Exodus.
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British Dictionary definitions for ex (1 of 5)
ex1
/ (ɛks) /
preposition
finance not participating in; excluding; withoutex bonus; ex dividend; ex rights
commerce without charge to the buyer until removed fromex quay; ex ship; ex works
Word Origin for ex
C19: from Latin: out of, from
British Dictionary definitions for ex (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for ex (3 of 5)
ex-1
prefix
out of; outside of; fromexclosure; exurbia
formerex-wife
Word Origin for ex-
from Latin, from ex (prep), identical in meaning and origin with Greek ex, ek; see ec-
British Dictionary definitions for ex (4 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for ex (5 of 5)
Ex.
/ Bible /
abbreviation for
Exodus
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Medical definitions for ex
ex-
pref.
Outside; out of; away from:excementosis.
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