Main Entry: ¹ex

Pronunciation: \(ˈ)eks\

Function: preposition

Etymology: Latin

Date: circa 1755

1 : out of : from: as a : from a specified place or source b : from a specified dam <a promising calf by Eric XVI ex Heatherbell>
2 : free from : without: as a : without an indicated value or right —used especially of securities b : free of charges precedent to removal from the specified place with purchaser to provide means of subsequent transportation <ex dock>