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ex

1 of 4noun
/ɛks/
Forms:exes
1

the person one used to be married to or have a relationship with

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  • My ex and I are on good terms and remain friends after our breakup.
  • She ran into her ex at the grocery store, and they exchanged awkward pleasantries.
  • He decided to unfollow his ex on social media to help him move on from the relationship.
  • Her ex was mentioned in the news article about the charity event they attended together last year.
  • Despite being divorced, they both attended their daughter's graduation, showing that they could still be amicable exes.
2

the twenty-fourth letter of the Roman alphabet

  • The word "xylophone" begins with the letter ex.
  • Ex is used frequently in algebra to represent an unknown.
  • Students learned to write ex in cursive.
  • The teacher asked them to identify the position of ex in the alphabet.
  • Ex appears in many scientific symbols.
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