"ex-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ɛks/ (note: hyphened always), /ɛks/ (note: unhyphened with primary or secondary stress), /ɛɡz/ (note: unhyphened with primary or secondary stress), /ɪks/ (note: unhyphened unstressed), /ɪɡz/ (note: unhyphened unstressed)
Etymology: From Middle English, from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|la|ex||out of, from}} Latin ex (“out of, from”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*eǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, {{m|ine-pro|*eǵs-||out}} *eǵs- (“out”), {{m|ine-pro|*eǵʰs}} *eǵʰs, {{cog|grc|ἐξ||out of, from}} Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), {{cog|xtg|ex-||out}} Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), {{cog|sga|ess-||out}} Old Irish ess- (“out”), {{cog|cu|изъ||out}} Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), {{cog|ru|из||from, out of}} Russian из (iz, “from, out of”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ex-, {{en-prefix}} ex-
  1. out of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--en-prefix-en:of
  2. outside Tags: morpheme Synonyms (outside): out-, exo-, ecto-
    Sense id: en-ex--en-prefix-en:outside Disambiguation of 'outside': 5 87 3 5
  3. former Tags: morpheme Synonyms (former): then- Translations (former): γενόμενος (genómenos) (Ancient Greek), ex- (Catalan), ex- (Czech), eks- (Danish), ex- (Dutch), eks- (Esperanto), endine (Estonian), entinen (Finnish), ex- [informal] (Finnish), ex- (French), ex- (German), πρώην (próin) (Greek), ex- (Hungarian), ex- (Ido), eks- (Indonesian), (zen-) (Japanese), (kyū-) (Japanese), (moto-) (Japanese), ಮಾಜಿ (māji) (Kannada), អតីត (ʼaʼdət) (Khmer), (jeon) (Korean), اکس (eks-) (Persian), eks- (Polish), ex- (Portuguese), экс- (eks-) (Russian), ex- (Slovak), ex- (Spanish), ex- (Swedish), மாஜி (māji) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-ex--en-prefix-en:former Disambiguation of 'former': 0 3 96 1 Disambiguation of 'former': 0 3 96 1
  4. (biology) Lacking, not possessing. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms (lacking): an-, -less, -free
    Sense id: en-ex--en-prefix-en:lacking Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 17 7 73 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 23 12 59 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'lacking': 4 4 2 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: e- Related terms: e-, ex, extra-
Derived forms: ex-directory, exsert, ex-actor, ex-athlete, ex-Beatle, ex-boss, ex-CEO, ex-CFO, ex-Christian, ex-colleague, ex-consul, ex-councillor, ex-Czar, ex-dictator, ex-director, ex-doctor, ex-drummer, ex-emperor, ex-employee, ex-fighter, ex-fighter pilot, ex-friend, ex-governor, ex-guitarist, ex-Hindu, ex-Jesuit, ex-Jew, ex-Jewish, ex-judge, ex-Kaiser, ex-lover, ex-manager, ex-mayor, ex-minister, ex-Muslim, ex-official, ex-organ grinder, ex-piano player, ex-pilot, ex-policeman, ex-police officer, ex-praetor, ex-priest, ex-programmer, ex-scientist, ex-Scientologist, ex-senator, ex-sergeant, ex-soldier, ex-statistician, ex-student

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      "word": "ex-CEO"
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      "word": "ex-Christian"
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      "word": "ex-colleague"
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      "word": "ex-consul"
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      "word": "ex-Czar"
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      "word": "ex-dictator"
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      "word": "ex-director"
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      "word": "ex-doctor"
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      "word": "ex-fighter pilot"
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      "word": "ex-friend"
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      "word": "ex-governor"
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      "word": "ex-guitarist"
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      "word": "ex-Hindu"
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      "word": "ex-Jesuit"
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      "word": "ex-Jewish"
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      "word": "ex-judge"
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      "word": "ex-Kaiser"
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      "word": "ex-lover"
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      "word": "ex-manager"
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      "word": "ex-mayor"
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      "word": "ex-minister"
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      "word": "ex-Muslim"
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      "word": "ex-official"
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      "word": "ex-organ grinder"
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      "word": "ex-piano player"
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    {
      "word": "ex-pilot"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-policeman"
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      "word": "ex-police officer"
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      "word": "ex-praetor"
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      "word": "ex-priest"
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    {
      "word": "ex-programmer"
    },
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      "word": "ex-scientist"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-Scientologist"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-senator"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-sergeant"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-soldier"
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    {
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    {
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          "text": "This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.",
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          "text": "excaudate, exstipulate"
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        "Lacking, not possessing."
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          "biology"
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      "note": "unhyphened with primary or secondary stress"
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      "ipa": "/ɪks/",
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      "sense": "outside",
      "word": "out-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "outside",
      "word": "exo-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "outside",
      "word": "ecto-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "then-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking",
      "word": "an-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking",
      "word": "-less"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking",
      "word": "-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "e-"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "eks-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "eks-"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "endine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "entinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "former",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próin",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "πρώην"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "genómenos",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "γενόμενος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "eks-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zen-",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyū-",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "旧"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moto-",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "元"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "māji",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ಮಾಜಿ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼaʼdət",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "អតីត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeon",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "전"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "eks-",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "اکس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "eks-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "eks-",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "экс-"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "ex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "māji",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "மாஜி"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ex-"
}

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