ex

I

[[t]ɛks[/t]]

prep.

1) bus without; not including:

ex dividend[/ex]

2) bus free of charges to the purchaser until removed from a specified place:

ex warehouse[/ex]

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Etymology: 1835–45; < L. See ex- I II

ex

[[t]ɛks[/t]] n.

the letter

X, x[/ex]

III

ex

[[t]ɛks[/t]] n.

cvb inf inf a former spouse; ex-wife or ex-husband

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Etymology: 1820–30; by shortening