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

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

In Sloane Crosley’s second novel, ‘Cult Classic,’ a woman on the verge of engagement finds herself running into ex after ex; delightful high jinks ensue.

From Los Angeles Times

One time he implied that I wasn’t as smart as his ex because I “didn’t read as many books.”

From Los Angeles Times

The same goes for Halle Berry, whose dumb ex, former baseball player David Justice, recently went on a podcast and claimed he left her because the actress wasn’t sufficiently domesticated for his tastes.

From Salon

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