Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal variant of
ask . - A Latin preposition, meaning ‘out,’ ‘out of.’
- A prefix of Latin, and in some cases of Greek origin, meaning primarily ‘out,’ ‘out of.’
- noun The name of the letter X, x. It is rarely written, the symbol being used instead.
- An abbreviation of
Exodus . - noun A dialectal variant of
ax . - noun A dialectal form of
ax .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix from the latin preposition,
ex , akin to Gr. 'ex or 'ek signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence, in composition, it signifiesout of , . In some words, it intensifies the meaning; in others, it has little affect on the signification. It becomesef- beforef , as inef fuse. The forme- occurs instead ofex- beforeb ,d ,g ,l ,m ,n ,r , andv , as ine bullient,e manate,e normous, etc. In words from the French it often appears ases- , sometimes ass- oré- .Ex- , prefixed to names implying office, station, condition, denotes that the person formerly held the office, or isout of the office or condition now. The Greek form 'ex becomesex in English, as inex arch; 'ek becomesec , as inec centric.
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- prefix
out of - prefix
outside - prefix
former , but still living (almost always used with a hyphen) - prefix biology Lacking.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- adjective out of fashion
- noun a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
- noun the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
Etymologies
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Examples
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In sharp contrast, you think your ex- has taken all the 'good' with him or her and is living it up.
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Traveling with her tiny Pomeranian, she checks into a motel and calls that ex-: Buddy Slade Patrick Wilson.
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Sam is the name of two little boys I know, but it is a good ex- con-sounding name.
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Preface it with ex- and the definition became something altogether different.
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"When people see headlines that Calpers has had a great year, it takes some of the pressure off" for change, says David Crane , a former adviser to ex-Gov.
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Siemens is naming ex-Gen. Stanley McChrystal to a supervisory role as part of its push to win more business with the U.S. government.
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Ferran Adrià is not closing El Bulli, the world's ex- best restaurant, tonight, he is simply "changing, moving on … improving", a process that involves, erm, closing it.
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An aide to ex-Rep. Giffords, who was wounded at the same event where she was shot, said he will run to fill her seat.
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The people said that an SAC managing director, Michael C. Sullivan , a former staffer for ex-Sen. John Ensign, also cited Mr. Cohen's civic-minded interest in considering purchasing a stake in the New York Mets.
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While the full impact of John Nettles's departure has yet to be ascertained, ill-chosen remarks by now ex- producer Brian True-May re: the programme's status as a "bastion of Englishness" have hinted at something more sinister lurking in the Midsomer undergrowth.
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