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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

ex-1 prefix repr. L. ex-, the prep. (see prec.) used in combination. After ex-, s (as in exsequī, exserere, exstare) was later dropped; hence the spelling of EXECRATE, EXECUTE, EXERT, EXTANT, EXTIRPATE. Ex- was reduced to ē- before b, d, g, i (j), l, m, n, r, and u (cf. EBULLIENT, EDICT, EGRESS, EJECT, ELECT, EMIT, ENUNCIATE, ERECT, EVADE), and to ef- before f (cf. EFFECT).

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

ex- The Latin ex, meaning ‘out of’, used as a prefix meaning ‘out’ or ‘not having’.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "ex-." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

ex- From the Latin ex meaning ‘out of’, a prefix meaning ‘out’ or ‘not having’.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "ex-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "ex-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-ex.html

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

ex-2 prefix repr. Gr. ex-, the prep. (see EX) used in combination; before consonants ek-, EC-.

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

ex- (exo-) prefix denoting outside or outer.

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