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Ex-

Ex-

(ĕks)
.
A prefix from the latin preposition,
ex
, akin to Gr.
ἐξ
or
ἐκ
signifying
out of
,
out
,
proceeding from
. Hence, in composition, it signifies
out of
,
as, in
ex
hale,
ex
clude;
off
,
from
, or
out
, as in
ex
scind;
beyond
, as, in
ex
cess,
ex
ceed,
ex
cel; and sometimes has a privative sense of
without
, as in exalbuminous, exsanguinous
. In some words, it intensifies the meaning; in others, it has little affect on the signification. It becomes ef- before f, as in effuse. The form e- occurs instead of ex- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v, as in ebullient, emanate, enormous, etc. In words from the French it often appears as es-, sometimes as s- or é-;
as,
es
cape,
s
cape,
é
lite
. Ex-, prefixed to names implying office, station, condition, denotes that the person formerly held the office, or is out of the office or condition now;
as,
ex
-president,
ex
-governor,
ex
-mayor,
ex
-wife,
ex
-convict
. The Greek form
ἐξ
becomes
ex
in English, as in
ex
arch;
ἐκ
becomes
ec
, as in
ec
centric.

Definition 2024

ex-

ex-

See also: ex, Ex, ex., and -ex

English

Alternative forms

Prefix

ex-

  1. out of
    extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion
  2. outside
    exterior, ex-directory
  3. former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen)
    ex-husband, ex-president , ex-wife
  4. (biology) Lacking.
    excaudate, exstipulate

Usage notes

  • Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate).

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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See also

Italian

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex-

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ē- (before b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, or v)
  • ec-, ef- (before f)

Etymology

The preposition ex, ē used in combination.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ex-

  1. out, away
    ē- + veniō → ēveniō
    ex- + clāmō → exclāmō
    ex- + eō → exeō
  2. throughout
    ē- + dormiō → ēdormiō
    ē- + pōtō → ēpōtō
  3. thoroughly
    ē- + dūrus + -ō → ēdūrō
    ex- + acuō → exacuō
  4. achievement
    ex- + ōrō → exōrō
    ex- + pugnō → expugnō
  5. up
    ex- + aggerō → exaggerō
    ex- + struō → exstruō
  6. denoting privation
    ex- + anima + -ō → exanimō
    ex- + sanguis → exsanguis

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • French: é-
  • Italian: s-

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ex.

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex- (former)

Derived terms

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Swedish

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex-, former, past

Derived terms

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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 ‎(eks, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- ‎(“out”), Old Irish ess- ‎(“out”), Old Church Slavonic изу ‎(izu, “out”), Russian из ‎(iz, “from, out of”).

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