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noun
An exit or egress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The act of giving up occupancy of property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An outgate; a cattle-gate.
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History
Inherited from Middle English outgang, from Old English ūtgang (“an outgoing, exit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ūtgang, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz, equivalent to out- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uutgoang (“exit”), West Frisian útgong (“exit”), Dutch uitgang (“exit”), German Ausgang (“exit”), Swedish utgång (“exit”).
