ex- Hear it!

ex-1 definition

ex- (for 1 eks, iks, egz, igz; for 2 eks)

  1. : it becomes ef- before f; e- before b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, or v; often ec- before c or s; and, in many words of French origin, es-
    1. forth, from, out extubate
    2. beyond exurb
    3. away from, out of explant
    4. thoroughly
    5. upward
    6. without, not having exsanguine
  2. former, previous, previously: used in hyphenated compounds ex-president, ex-convict, ex-wife

Etymology: ME < OFr or L, akin to Gr ex-, exō-, ek- < IE base *eĝhs, out

ex-2 definition

ex- (eks)

exo-: used before a vowel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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