ex-

ex-

ex-¹ for 1 [ eks, iks, egz, igz; eks]

[ME < OFr or L, akin to Gr ex-, exō-, ek- < IE base * eĝhs, out] prefix

1.

a) forth, from, out [extubate]

b) beyond [exurb]

c) away from, out of [explant]

d) thoroughly

e) upward

f) without, not having [exsanguine]: it becomes ef- before f; e- before b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, or v; often ec- before c or s; and, in many words of French origin, es-

2. former, previous, previously: used in hyphenated compounds [ex-president, ex-convict, ex-wife]

ex-² [eks]

prefix

EXO-: used before a vowel