Ex | Definition & Meaning of Ex in English Dictionary

Definition: Meaning of, ex in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɛks /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
ex	exes

[countable usually singular]

synonym

antonym

ex used in phrases

Tipp-Ex (noun)
1. British English trademark white liquid that is used to cover over mistakes in writing, TYPING etc
deus ex machina (noun)
1. any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
ex ante (adjective)
1. based on predictions
ex cathedra (adverb)
1. with the full authority of the office
ex gratia (adjective)
1. an ex gratia payment is one that is made as a gift, and not as a legal duty
ex libris (noun)
1. a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
ex officio (adjective)
1. by virtue of an office or position
ex officio (adverb)
1. by virtue of position
ex parte (adjective)
1. law of or from one side only
ex post facto (adjective)
1. affecting things past
ex post facto law (noun)
1. a law that makes a particular action into a crime, and then punishes people who took that action before it had legally become a crime
More

Definition: Meaning of, ex- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɛks /

synonym

antonym

Pronunciation: ˈθalə(ʊ)fʌɪt

Parts of Speech: noun

any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf

ex ante