prep. 1. Not including; without: a stock price ex dividend. 2. Free of any transport or handling charges incurred before removal from a given location: bought the goods ex warehouse. 3. From, but not having graduated with, the class of: a Columbia alumnus, ex '95. [Latin; see eghs in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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n. The letter x. tr.v. exed, ex·ing, ex·es To delete or cross out: He exed each item off the to-do list. |
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n. Slang A former spouse or partner. [From EX-.] |
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Tweet abbr. 1. examination 2. example 3. a. except b. exception 4. exchange 5. executive 6. express 7. extra |
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Tweet abbr. Bible Exodus |
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Tweet pref. 1. Outside; out of; away from: exodontia. 2. Not; without: excaudate. 3. Former: ex-president. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin and Greek; see eghs in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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