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 ( def 1 ).

EX

⁸

abbreviation for

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

ex.

⁹

abbreviation for

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 for

, Bible.

1. Exodus.

ex

¹

/ ɛks /

preposition

1. finance not participating in; excluding; without

   ex dividend

   ex rights

   ex bonus

2. commerce without charge to the buyer until removed from

   ex quay

   ex ship

   ex works

ex

²

/ ɛks /

noun

1. informal.
   (a person's) former wife, husband, etc
2. See examination
   short for examination

ex-

³

prefix

1. out of; outside of; from

   exclosure

   exurbia

2. former

   ex-wife

Ex.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Exodus

ex-

⁵

combining_form

1. See exo-
   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

C19: from Latin: out of, from

Origin of ex²

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

Example Sentences

The amicable exes once let the world witness their co-parenting relationship during a one-time joint appearance on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, and now they are legally free to move on with their lives.

From Essence.com

Switzerland’s financial regulator started enforcement proceedings against Credit Suisse Group AG over a spying scandal that led to the ouster of ex-Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam.

From Fortune

I am very blessed to have an ex-fiancé that I am very close to, that I trust his opinion on everything and really count him as one of the most loyal people in my life.

From Ozy

In two requests for domestic violence protective orders filed in state court in 1996, Clarkson’s ex-wife accused him of harassing and threatening her.

From ProPublica

The racial justice protests have already brought new interest in Camelback’s work, including an investment from MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

From Ozy

However, legal issues are only one of the things standing between an ex-prisoner and a job.

From The Daily Beast

But almost to the man, the first thing every ex-con tells me is how hard it is to find work.

From The Daily Beast

For Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.

From The Daily Beast

EURO was founded by David Duke, the ex-Klansman who ran for Louisiana governor in 1991.

From The Daily Beast

According to the friend, Brinsley rang his ex-girlfriend, an Air Force reservist named Shaneka Thompson, to no avail.

From The Daily Beast

The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.

From Project Gutenberg

Ea & hreticorum repulit iniquitatem, & Nostros in nauim non iam vt hospites, sed vt magna ex parte Dominos, potentsq imposuit.

From Project Gutenberg

Ex quibus apparet, qum multa omnis generis perferenda fuerint.

From Project Gutenberg

Seqvitvr iam ex initio propositis tertium, nimirum vt exponatur, quonam tand loco rem Christianam his in locis offenderimus.

From Project Gutenberg

He evinced the opposite of the temper usually ascribed to the “Shepherd-boy” —a birth-date by Ex.

From Project Gutenberg

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