What does ex mean?
Definitions for ex
ɛksex
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ex.
Princeton's WordNet
ex-husband, exnoun
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
ex-wife, exnoun
a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
"all his exes live in Texas"
X, x, exadjective
the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passeeadjective
out of fashion
"a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
GCIDE
exnoun
The letter x.
exprep.
Without (some right); not including the right to have; as, a stock selling ex dividend (a stock for which the right to a dividend has expired the previous day); ex interest; ex rights.
Wiktionary
exnoun
An ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.
exverb
To delete; to cross out
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ex
A Latin preposition often prefixed to compounded words; sometimes meaning out, as exhaust, to draw out; sometimes only enforcing the meaning, and sometimes producing little alteration.
Wikipedia
Ex
"The Ex is a song by Canadian rock group Billy Talent. It was released in December 2003 as the second single from their debut self-titled album.
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ex
"Ex" is a prefix or term used to indicate something or someone is a former or previous version. For instance, an ex-husband or ex-wife is a former spouse. "Ex" can also be used to signify 'without' or 'outside of'. For example in medical term 'ex vivo' signifies 'outside the living body'. It can also refer to the mathematical function 'exponential'. As a standalone term, it usually refers to a former partner in a romantic relationship.
Wikidata
Ex
In social relationships, an ex is someone with whom a person was once associated. As a prefix, ex- can refer to a variety of different relationships; for example, one might refer to a music group's ex-guitarist, or someone's ex-friend. When used alone, ex as a noun is assumed to refer to a former sexual or romantic partner, especially a former spouse. This often has a derogatory tinge, especially if it refers to unrequited feelings.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ex
eks, used adjectively in words like ex-emperor, to signify late. See Prefixes in Appendix.
Etymology and Origins
Ex
Another form of the Celtic uisg, water.
Entomology
Ex
prefix = A and E as privatives: also means from or out of.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
EX
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ex is ranked #101737 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Ex surname appeared 177 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ex.
87% or 154 total occurrences were White.
8.4% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
Anagrams for ex »
xe
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ex in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- إكسArabic
- icsCatalan, Valencian
- Ex, Iks, IxGerman
- ekzEsperanto
- equis, exSpanish
- سابق, ایکسPersian
- eksä, äksFinnish
- ex, iksFrench
- xeGalician
- एक्सHindi
- mantanIndonesian
- ex, fyrrverandiIcelandic
- ics, exItalian
- エックスJapanese
- 엑스Korean
- ex, īxLatin
- एक्सMarathi
- eksMalay
- eksNorwegian
- były, iks, była, eksPolish
- xis, exPortuguese
- fostulRomanian
- экс, икс, бывшийRussian
- bivša, bivšiSerbo-Croatian
- เอกซ์Thai
- xờ, xờ nhẹ, íchVietnamese
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