- out of; outside of; from: exclosure, exurbia
- former: ex-wife
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ex- prefix
ex- combining form
- a variant of exo-: exergonic
ex1 /ɛks/USA pronunciation
n. [countable][Informal.]
ex., an abbreviation of:
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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.
ex1
(eks),USA pronunciation prep.
ex2 (eks),USA pronunciation n.
ex4 (eks),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]
ex-1 :
ex-2 :
ex-3 :
Ex. :
ex. ,
- 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.
- Latin. See ex-1
- 1835–45
ex2 (eks),USA pronunciation n.
- the letter X, x.
- Informal Termsa former spouse;
ex-wife or ex-husband.
- by shortening 1820–30
ex4 (eks),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]
- Slang Termsexcellent (def. 1).
- by shortening
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.
- Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of ), from, beyond
ex-2 :
- var. of exo-.
ex-3 :
- a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin:exarch; exegesis.
- Greek combining form of ex, ek, out (of ), from, beyond; see ec-, ex-1
Ex. :
- BibleExodus.
ex. ,
- examination.
- examined.
- example.
- except.
- exception.
- exchange.
- excursion.
- executed.
- executive.
- express.
- extra.
'ex-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
award
- ballot
- cool
- cum new
- deus ex machina
- ec-
- eccentric
- ecdysis
- ecstasy
- ecto-
- eradicate
- erase
- erode
- erudite
- escape
- ex
- ex all
- Ex.
- exacum
- example
- exbi-
- ex cathedra
- exclave
- exculpate
- excuse
- ex-directory
- ex dividend
- execrate
- executor
- exegesis
- exercise
- exert
- ex gratia
- exhume
- ex hypothesi
- exist
- exit
- ex libris
- ex new
- exodus
- ex officio
- exophthalmos
- exorcize
- ex parte
- expatriate
- expedite
- explode
- explore
- ex post facto
- Aaron