Oxford logo
Toggle navigation
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
TOP
American English
English
American English
Academic English
Collocations
Practical English Usage
German-English
English-German
English
American English
Enter search text
Definition of
ex noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ex
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ɛks
/
/
(
pl.
exes
)
(
informal
)
jump to other results
a person's former wife, husband, or partner
The kids are spending the weekend with my ex and his new wife.
See
ex
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation:
ex
Other results
All matches
ex-
prefix
ex gratia
adjective
ex libris
adverb
ex officio
adjective
ex cathedra
adverb
deus ex machina
noun
Nearby words
ewe
noun
ewer
noun
ex
noun
ex-
prefix
exa-
combining form