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exode

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

departure; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay constant or standing miracles before the exode , at the exode , in the wilderness , in the promised land , under their judges , and under their kings

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noun

Meaning 2

The final chorus; the catastrophe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Greek

Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater

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noun

Meaning 3

A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome, historical

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noun

Meaning 4

a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: afterpiece

History

Etymology

From Latin exodium, from Ancient Greek ἐξόδιον (exódion).