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Noun: ex  eks
  1. [informal] A man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
    - ex-husband
     
  2. [informal] A woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
    "all his exes live in Texas";
    - ex-wife
     
  3. A former lover
    - old flame
     
  4. The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
    - X, x
Adjective: ex  eks
  1. Out of fashion
    "ex attire";
    - antique, démodé, old-fashioned, old-hat [informal], outmoded, passé, passée, vieux jeu, rinky-dink [N. Amer, informal]
Prefix: ex-  eks
  1. Previous, former
    "ex-wife"
     
  2. Out, outside
    - extra-

Derived forms: exes

See also: daggy [Austral, NZ, informal], unfashionable, unstylish

Type of: adult female, adult male, alphabetic character, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [Brit, N. Amer, informal], letter, letter of the alphabet, man, sod [informal], woman

Part of: Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet

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