ex-
/ɛks/
prefix 4
Definitions
prefix
1
out of
borrowed from Latin: extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion
2
outside
ex-directory; borrowed from Latin: exterior
3
former (this meaning is probably a semantic extension from the sense of "out, away")
ex-husband, ex-president, ex-wife
This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.
4
Without, not possessing; lacking.
excaudate, exstipulate
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