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ex wife

ex wife is the alternative spelling of ex-wife.

Meaning of ex-wife

Noun

ex-wife (plural ex-wives)

  1. A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
    • Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000

Forms of ex wife

pluralex wives

Questions about ex wife

What is ex wife the alternative spelling of?
Ex wife is the alternative spelling of ex-wife.

Words near ex wife in the dictionary

  1. ex testamento
  2. ex tunc
  3. ex vi termini
  4. ex vitro
  5. ex vivo
  6. ex wife
  7. Ex Works
  8. Ex'r
  9. Ex'x
  10. ex-
  11. ex-ante

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