pref.
Pronunciation: e also occurs in this prefix where only i is shown below (as in “ express ” ) and ks sometimes occurs where only gz is shown (as in “ exact ” )
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin (also, prefix with perfective and causative value), from ex out of, from; akin to Greek ex, ex- out of, from Old Church Slavic iz
1 : out of : outside < ex clave>
2 : not < ex stipulate>
3 \ ( ˌ )eks, ' eks \ [ Middle English, from Late Latin, from L] : former < ex- president>