Real Dictionary

Ex in American English
abbreviation: Exodus

ex in American English 1
without; exclusive of
preposition: without, not including, or without the right to have

ex in American English 2
the letter X
noun: the letter X, x

ex in American English 3
examined
noun: a former spouse; ex-wife or ex-husband

ex in American English 4
adjective

ex in American English 5
abbreviation: examination

ex in British English 1
preposition: not participating in; excluding; without

ex in British English 2
noun: (a person's) former wife, husband, etc

ex-
prefix: ex- is added to nouns to show that someone or something is no longer the thing referred to by that noun. For example, a someone's ex-husband is no longer their husband.

ex- in American English 1
forth, from, out
prefix: 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

ex- in American English 2
exo-
combining form

ex- in American English 3
prefix: a prefix identical in meaning with ex-1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin

ex- in British English 1
prefix: out of; outside of; from

ex- in British English 2
combining form

Ex. in British English
abbreviation for: Exodus