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.
Origin of ex
1
1835–45; < L. See
ex-1
Words nearby ex
Definition for ex (2 of 9)
ex
2
[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
noun
the letter X, x.
Definition for ex (3 of 9)
ex
3
[ 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
3
First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening
Definition for ex (4 of 9)
Origin of ex
4
by shortening
Definition for ex (5 of 9)
ex.
Definition for ex (6 of 9)
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 9)
Definition for ex (8 of 9)
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 9)
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British Dictionary definitions for ex (1 of 5)
ex
1
/ (ɛks) /
preposition
finance
not participating in; excluding; without
ex bonus; ex dividend; ex rights
commerce
without charge to the buyer until removed from
ex 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; from
exclosure; exurbia
former
ex-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
Medical definitions for ex
ex-
pref.
Outside; out of; away from:excementosis.