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ex
noun
-
ex
,
exes
a
person's
former
husband
,
wife
,
boyfriend
,
girlfriend
,
or
other
romantic
partner
•
I
ran
into
my
ex
at
the
supermarket
yesterday
.
I
ran
into
my
ex
at
the
supermarket
yesterday
.
•
Don't
tell
my
ex
where
I'm
staying
.
Don't
tell
my
ex
where
I'm
staying
.
Mid
19th
century
:
shortening
of
compounds
such
as
ex-husband
,
ex-wife
.
ex-
prefix
former
;
previously
having
been
•
The
ex-mayor
now
works
in
business
.
The
ex-mayor
now
works
in
business
.
•
She
hired
her
ex-assistant
back
.
She
hired
her
ex-assistant
back
.
From
Latin
ex-
‘
out
(
of
),
from
’,
from
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁eɡʰs
(‘
out
’).
ex
ex
