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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ex- prefix - out of; outside of; from: exclosure, exurbia
- former: ex-wife
Etymology: from Latin, from ex (prep), identical in meaning and origin with Greek ex, ek; see ec- ex- combining form - a variant of exo-: exergonic
ex1 /ɛks/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Informal.]
ex-1 ,prefix. - ex- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "out, out of, away, forth.'' It is found in such words as: exclude, exhale, exit, export, extract.
- ex- is also used to mean "former;
formerly having been'':ex-member (= former member).
ex., an abbreviation of:- examination.
- examined.
- example.
- except.
- exception.
- exchange.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex1 (eks),USA pronunciation prep. - Business[Finance.]without, not including, or without the right to have:ex interest; ex rights.
- Business[Com.]free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing:ex ship;ex warehouse;ex elevator.
- Education(in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of:ex '47.
ex2 (eks),USA pronunciation n. - the letter X, x.
ex3 (eks),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsa former spouse;
ex-wife or ex-husband.
ex4 (eks),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]- Slang Termsexcellent (def. 1).
ex-1 : - a prefix meaning "out of,'' "from,'' and hence "utterly,'' "thoroughly,'' and sometimes imparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.;
freely used as an English formative:exstipulate;
exterritorial;
ex-president(former president);
ex-member;
ex-wife.
Also, e-, ef-. - Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of ), from, beyond
: - var. of exo-.
ex-3 : - a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin:exarch; exegesis.
Also, ec-. - Greek combining form of ex, ek, out (of ), from, beyond; see ec-, ex-1
: - BibleExodus.
ex. ,- examination.
- examined.
- example.
- except.
- exception.
- exchange.
- excursion.
- executed.
- executive.
- express.
- extra.
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