EX-


Meaning of EX- in English

ex- 1

a prefix meaning "out of," "from," and hence "utterly," "thoroughly," and sometimes imparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative: exstipulate; exterritorial; ex-president (former president); ex-member; ex-wife.

Also, e-, ef- .

[ ex, e (prep.) out (of), from, beyond ]

ex- 2

var. of exo- .

ex- 3

a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1 , occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin: exarch; exegesis.

Also, ec- .

[ ex, ek, out (of), from, beyond; see EC-, EX- 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .