ex.

1. examination.

2. examined.

3. example.

4. except.

5. exception.

6. exchange.

7. excursion.

8. executed.

9. executive.

10. express.

11. extra.

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Ex. (Bible)

abbrev

(the Book of) Exodus

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ex¹ «ehks», preposition.

1. out of. “Ex elevator” means free of charges until the time of removal from the grain elevator.

2. without; not including. Ex dividend stocks are stocks on which the purchaser will not receive the next dividend to be paid.

3. U.S. in the class of, but not as a graduate: »

ex '54.

╂[< Latin ex out of, away from; except for]

ex² «ehks», noun.

1. the 24th letter of the alphabet (x, X).

2. anything shaped like an X.

╂[spelling of X]

ex³ «ehks», noun.

Informal. a person who formerly occupied some position, as a former spouse or beau: »

She has been seen dating her ex again.

╂[short for ex-wife, ex-fiancée, ex-president, etc.]

ex-¹,

prefix.

1. former; formerly: »

Ex-president = former president.

2. out of; from; out: »

Express = press out.

3. thoroughly; utterly: »

Exterminate = terminate (finish or destroy) thoroughly.

4. removing; freeing from; lacking, as in expatriate, exonerate. Also: e- before consonants except c, f, p, q, s, t; ef- before f.

╂[< Latin ex-, related to ex, or ē, out of, from]

ex-²,

prefix. from; out of, as in exarch, exodus. Also, ec- before consonants.

╂[< Greek ex-, related to ex- from, out of]

ex-³,

prefix. the occasional form of exo- (Cf. ↑exo-) before vowels, as in exoccipital.

ex.,

abbreviation for the following:

1. examined.

2. example.

3. exception.

4. exchange.

5. excursion.

6. executed.

7. executive.

Ex.,

Exodus (book of the Bible).

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abbr. Bible Exodus