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ex (eks)

  1. without; exclusive of ex dividend, ex interest
  2. out of; free of ex warehouse means “free of charges until removed from the warehouse”
  3. ☆ of the (specified) college class, but not having graduated with it Wm. Jones, Yale ex '61

Etymology: L

noun pl. exes ex′es

Informal one's divorced husband or wife
ex2 definition

ex (eks)

noun pl. exes ex′es

the letter X
ex3 definition

ex

  1. examined
  2. example
  3. exchange
  4. executive
  5. express
  6. extra
Ex definition

Ex

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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ex Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: There are also special powers called EX, which do a lot more damage.

Noun used with modifier

  • fuel: Trek offer 4 excellent groups of full suspension - the Fuel, Fuel EX, Fuel OCLV and the Remedy.

Modifies a noun

  • parte: In R v Director of Serious Fraud, ex parte Saunders [ 1988 ] Crim.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Ball units with circlip grooves are not ex stock items.

Used with adjective complement

  • include: Investigations, our experienced team include ex Inland Revenue inspectors and unusually for a local firm we also deal with special compliance office cases.
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