"ex-" meaning in English

See ex- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɛks/ (note: hyphened always), /ɛks/ (note: unhyphened with primary or secondary stress), /ɛɡz/ [before-vowel], /ɪks/ (note: unhyphened unstressed), /ɪɡz/ [before-vowel] Forms: e- [alternative]
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-, {{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': 2 90 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), berê (Northern Kurdish), اکس (eks-) (Persian), eks- (Polish), ex- (Portuguese), экс- (eks-) (Russian), ex- (Slovak), ex- (Spanish), ex- (Swedish), மாஜி (māji) (Tamil), eski (Turkish)
    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
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: e-, ex, extra-
Derived forms: ex-directory, exsert, ex-actor, ex-atheist, 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-member, 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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          "ref": "1969 December 7, “Full Frontal Nudity”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese), Dead Parrot sketch:",
          "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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          "ref": "2018 April 16, Stephen Collinson, “Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault”, in CNN:",
          "text": "While he may not deserve to be branded a “slimeball,” as Trump did on Sunday, Comey does risk coming across as a disgruntled ex-employee and someone seeking vengeance for his dismissal. He has a highly developed sense of his own morality and sometimes comes across as holier than thou.",
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          "ref": "2023 September 30, CSX8600, “September 2023 Update”, in Mesabrook Blog:",
          "text": "A major event involves an ex-member of our build team. Due to a lack of legal protection on Mesabrook’s end, this member was able to make a legal request to have their builds and artwork removed from the Mesabrook project.",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeon",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "전"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "berê"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "former",
      "word": "eski"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ex-"
}

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