what is the meaning of ex befor ex-hussband ex-girlfriend,ex-wife that means super great girl friend or disconnectinal girl friend ??
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what is the meaning of ex befor ex-hussband ex-girlfriend,ex-wife that means super great girl friend or disconnectinal girl friend ??
Think it's short for expired
It's from Latin origin. And, if I remember correctly, it means out of.
So, in the context of ex - girlfriend etc. You could say that the girl is out of the relationship. At least, that's how I always understood it.
From Dictionary.com, ex-
Hannes, you understand correctly! :)Quote:
ex-1
a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimes imparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative: exstipulate; exterritorial; ex-president (former president); ex-member; ex-wife.
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In the cases of ex-girlfriends or ex-wifes, it means extortion. :rolleyes:
or maybe extatic girl friend :blush:
I so wanted to rate this post :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Arjay
It offers different meanings in writing and listening
Doesn't EX sound like a single X ?
Independence or In dependence just sounds the same ?
I like to shorten my writing of EXERCISE to just EX
Exception ?
I kinda like this meaning! LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by S_M_A