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ex

1  [eks]
Use ex in a Sentence
–preposition
1. Finance. without, not including, or without the right to have: ex interest; ex rights.
2. Commerce. 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.
Origin:
1835–45; < L. See ex- 1

ex

2  [eks]
–noun
the letter X, x.

ex

3  [eks]
–noun Informal.
a former spouse; ex-wife or ex-husband.
Origin:
1820–30; by shortening

ex

4  [eks]
–adjective Slang.
excellent (def. 1).
Origin:
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.
Also, e-, ef-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form of ex, ē (prep.) 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.
Also, ec-.

Origin:
< Gk comb. form of ex, ek, out (of), from, beyond; see ec-, ex- 1

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.

exo-

 
a combining form meaning “outside,” “outer,” “external,” used in the formation of compound words: exocentric.
Also, ex-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of éxō outside

ex⋅o⋅dus

  [ek-suh-duhs]
–noun
1. a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people: the summer exodus to the country and shore.
2. the Exodus, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses.
3. (initial capital letter) the second book of the Bible, containing an account of the Exodus. Abbreviation: Ex.
Origin:
< L: a going out < Gk éxodos a marching out, going out, equiv. to ex- ex- 3 + (h)odós way
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ex 1   (ěks)   
prep.  

  1. Not including; without: a stock price ex dividend.

  2. Abbr. x. Business Free of any transport or handling charges incurred before removal from a given location: bought the goods ex warehouse.

  3. From, but not having graduated with, the class of: a Columbia alumnus, ex '70.


[Latin; see eghs in Indo-European roots.]
ex 2   (ěks)   
n.  The letter x.
tr.v.   exed, ex·ing, ex·es
To delete or cross out: He exed each item off the to-do list.
ex 3   (ěks)   
n.   Slang
A former spouse or partner.

[From ex-.]
Ex  
abbr.   Bible
Exodus
ex·o·dus   (ěk'sə-dəs)   
n.  

  1. A departure of a large number of people.

  2. Exodus

    1. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

    2. Abbr. Ex or Exod. See Table at Bible.


[Late Latin, from Greek exodos : ex-, out; see exo- + hodos, way, journey.]
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Cultural Dictionary

Exodus

The second book of the Old Testament; it tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, made possible by the ten plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea. Moses led them, and their destination was the Promised Land. God guided them by sending a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to show them the way they should go. God also fed them with manna and gave them water out of a solid rock. Because of their frequent complaining and failure to trust him, however, God made them stay in the desert for forty years before entering the Promised Land. God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. Exodus is a Greek word meaning “departure.”

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Slang Dictionary
ex [ɛks]

  1. n.
    a former spouse or lover. : My ex is in town, but we don't talk much anymore.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ex- 
prefix, in Eng. meaning mainly "out of, from," but also "upwards, completely, deprive of, without," and "former;" from L. ex "out of," from PIE *eghs "out" (cf. Gaul. ex-, O.Ir. ess-, O.C.S. izu, Rus. iz). In some cases also from Gk. cognate ex, ek. It has stood on its own since 1929 as abbreviation for ex-wife, ex-husband, etc.

exo- 
comb. form of Gk. exo "outside," used in forming scientific words, e.g. exoskeleton, introduced by Eng. anatomist Sir Richard Owen (1804-92).

Exodus 
O.E., the second book of the Old Testament, from Gk. exodus "a going out," from ex- "out" + hodos "way" (see cede). Figurative sense (with lower-case -e-) is from 1623.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

ex

Used in combination to refer to a security that trades without something, such as a dividend, warrant, or some other distribution. For example, when a stock trades ex-dividend, it trades without the right to receive the next dividend payment.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex-
Function: prefix
Etymology: Latin ex from, out of
: free from : without

Main Entry: Ex.
Function: abbreviation
Exchequer
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex
Function: abbreviation
1 examined
2 example
3 exercise
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

ex- pref.
Outside; out of; away from: excementosis.

exo- pref.
Outside; external: exoskeleton.

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Science Dictionary
exo-  
A prefix that means "outside" or "external," as in exoskeleton.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Ex
Exodus
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