ex

The name of the Latin script letter X/x.

Adjective not comparable

  1. Ex-, former, previously but no longer.

    1. Ex-, former, previously but no longer.

Origin

Standalone use of prefix ex-.

Adjective rail transport, railways

  1. the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location.
    • 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....
    • The train was the 12.40 p.m. ex Derby on January 14th, 1914 - 1921, John Hope Fellows, editor, The Locomotive News and Railway Contractor, Volumes 8-10, Locomotive news agency, page 34:
    • All trains from start of service up to the 13.57 ex Norwich (16.45 ex Nottingham) are 4 cars between Nottingham and Liverpool and all East bound trains are 4 cars from Liverpool Lime Street as far as Nottingham. - 2003...

Origin

From Latin ex (“out of, from”); originated as a telegraphic abbreviation.

Adjective Singapore, colloquial

  1. expensive, dear
    • It's too ex.

Origin

Clipping of expensive.

Forms

more ex most ex

Noun Entry 4

  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. - 1984 Waite, Prata & Martin, C (Computer Program Language), p. 190

Origin

From Latin ex.

Forms

exes

Derived

exray ex-ray

Noun colloquial

  1. A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.
    • My friend has an ex who now lives abroad.
    • Her ex is still sending her flowers, even though she has moved on.
    • "It's going to be a lovely party!" said Kay. "Nevile and I, and Nevile's Ex, and some Malayan planter who's home on leave." - 1944, Agatha Christie, Towards Zero:

Forms

exes

Noun Canada, abbreviation

  1. Clipping of exhibition.

Related

cum-ex dea ex machina deus ex machina ex abundante cautela ex ante ex-ante ex cathedra ex cetera ex contractu ex copula ex delicto ex dividend ex facie ex falso quod libet ex gratia ex hypothesi ex juris ex-lap ex-lax fish ex-libris ex negativo ex nihilo ex nihilo nihil fit ex nunc

Verb

  1. To delete; to cross out.

    Related: X

  2. To extinguish the life of.
    • You upset cuz your friend got exed I got pissed cuz my bro got knifed - 2023 June 12, “Mission Complete”, Tapeoff X Trapfit (Harlem Spartans) (lyrics), 0:57:

    Synonyms: annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end

Origin

From the fact that crossing something out often results in the shape of the letter X.

Forms

exes exing exed