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Translation

ex, former partner

Word origin

From Latin ex ('out of, from, former'). The same element gives English exit and exclude.

Origin
Latin
Root
ex
English cognates
exit, exclude

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluralexes

Examples

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My ex still lives in the same neighbourhood.

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I saw my ex at the party and it was very strange.

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She speaks very little about her ex.

buen .

Her ex is still a good friend.

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I do not want to know anything about my ex.

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This word is part of lesson 26.