Dictionary
ex
Pronunciation: (eks), [key]—
prep.
1. Finance.without, not including, or without the right to have:
ex interest; ex rights.
2. Com.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
Pronunciation: (eks), [key]—
n.
the letter
X, x.ex
Pronunciation: (eks), [key]—
n. Informal.
a former spouse; ex-wife or ex-husband.
ex
Pronunciation: (eks), [key]—
adj. Slang.
excellent (def. 1).
ex-
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-.ex-
var. of
exo-. ex-
a prefix identical in meaning with
ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin:
exarch; exegesis. Also,ec-.Ex.
Exodus.
ex.
1. examination.
2. examined.
3. example.
4. except.
5. exception.
6. exchange.
7. excursion.
8. executed.
9. executive.
10. express.
11. extra.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
