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ex-con

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
ex--con
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former prisoner.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con English ex-con From ex- + con.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ex-cons (plural)

Synonyms

ex-convict

Questions

What does ex-con mean?
A former prisoner.
Where does ex-con come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con English ex-con From ex- + con.

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