ex-
/ɛks/
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before vowel/ɛɡz/
ex- prefix: out of.
Prefix
ex-
- out of
- borrowed from Latin: extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion
- outside
- ex-directory; borrowed from Latin: exterior
- former
- ex-husband, ex-president, ex-wife
- This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an...1969 December 7, “Full Frontal Nudity”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese), Dead Parrot sketch
- Synonyms:
- then-
- Without, not possessing; lacking.
- excaudate, exstipulate
ex- meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Persian
ex- in Tamil
- former
- மாஜி māji
ex- in Kannada
- former
- ಮಾಜಿ māji
ex- in Persian
- former
- اکس eks-
Examples of ex- in a sentence
- While he may not deserve to be branded a “slimeball,” as Trump did on Sunday, Comey does risk coming across as a disgruntled ex-employee and someone seeking vengeance for his dismissal.2018 April 16, Stephen Collinson, “Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2019:
- A major event involves an ex-member of our build team.2023 September 30, CSX8600, “September 2023 Update”, in Mesabrook Blog, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2024:
Synonyms of ex-
Antonyms
Forms of ex-
| alternative form | e- |
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Origin of ex-
From Middle English, from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”). For sense 3 (“former”), compare sense 11 at Latin ex (indicates a change of state, (later) used before terms denoting an office to indicate that one has completed his term of office). It is probably a semantic extension from the sense of "out, away".
Words formed from ex-
- ex-directory
- exsert
- ex-actor
- ex-atheist
- ex-athlete
- ex-Beatle
- ex-boss
- ex-CEO
- ex-CFO
- ex-Christian
- ex-colleague
- ex-consul
- ex-councillor
- ex-Czar
- ex-dictator
- ex-director
- ex-doctor
- ex-drummer
- ex-emperor
- ex-employee
- ex-fighter
- ex-fighter pilot
- ex-governor
- ex-guitarist
- ex-Hindu
- ex-Jesuit
- ex-Jew
- ex-Jewish
- ex-judge
- ex-Kaiser
- ex-lover
- ex-manager
- ex-mayor
- ex-member
- ex-Muslim
- ex-organ grinder
- ex-piano player
- ex-pilot
- ex-policeman
- ex-police officer
- ex-praetor
- ex-priest
- ex-programmer
- ex-scientist
- ex-Scientologist
- ex-senator
- ex-sergeant
- ex-soldier
- ex-statistician
- ex-student
Questions about ex-
- What does ex- mean?
- Ex- means out of.
- What is ex- in Tamil?
- Ex- in Tamil is மாஜி (māji). See Ex- meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use ex- in a sentence?
- While he may not deserve to be branded a “slimeball,” as Trump did on Sunday, Comey does risk coming across as a disgruntled ex-employee and someone seeking vengeance for his dismissal.
- What part of speech is ex-?
- Ex- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce ex-?
- Ex- is pronounced /ɛks/.
Words near ex- in the dictionary
Source and license
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