"-ex" meaning in English

See -ex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Imitative of the ending of Latin-derived words such as index and codex Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|en|index}} index, {{m|en|codex}} codex Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ex, {{en-suffix}} -ex
  1. Used to construct company and product names that borrow meaning from the root word. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: Kardex, Kleenex, Lurex, Memorex, Timex
    Sense id: en--ex-en-suffix-C-ueXOje

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