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Ex
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- 1 Ex-, former, previously but no longer. not-comparable
- 2 the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location. not-comparable
"When between the station and the junction I was looking to the rear of the train on the near side, thinking it possible that we might receive a signal from the guard to shunt at Swindon junction to allow the 2.27 a.m. fast train ex Derby to pass, but the guard did not give any signal"
- 3 expensive, dear Singapore, colloquial
"It's too ex."
- 4 Ex-, former, previously but no longer. My algebra II teacher's dad is an ex PE teacher at the same school.; My algebra II teacher's dad is an ex PE teacher at the same school. not-comparable
- 1 out of fashion wordnet
- 1 The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
"Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee."
- 2 A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband. colloquial
"My friend has an ex who now lives abroad."
- 3 Clipping of exhibition. Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of ex. alt-of
- 5 Initialism of employee experience. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
"EX — the sum of all interactions an employee has with an organization, from recruiting to an exit interview – also significantly impacts business performance. EX involves far more than human resources functions, including facilities, internal communications, IT, and even corporate social responsibility."
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- 6 the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
- 7 a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife wordnet
- 8 a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband wordnet
- 1 To delete; to cross out.
- 2 To extinguish the life of. slang
"You upset cuz your friend got exed I got pissed cuz my bro got knifed"
Etymology
From Latin ex.
From the fact that crossing something out often results in the shape of the letter X.
Standalone use of prefix ex-.
Standalone use of prefix ex-.
From Latin ex (“out of, from”); originated as a telegraphic abbreviation.
Clipping of expensive.
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