exeunt

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɛksi.ənt/(US)

Definition of exeunt

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
    “undoubtedly the curtains closed at the exeunt of all the characters but one.”
    “In addition, several exits that have interpretative significance are changed by editors to exeunts and vice-versa.”
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noun

  1. A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
    “undoubtedly the curtains closed at the exeunt of all the characters but one.”
    “In addition, several exits that have interpretative significance are changed by editors to exeunts and vice-versa.”
  2. An act of one or more actors leaving the stage.
    “To supply the place of scenery, it was hung round with crimson curtains, through which we were to make our entrances and exeunts.”

verb

  1. (archaic)They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit).
    “Get thee to bed, and rest; for thou hast need. [Exeunt Lady Capulet and Nurse.]”
    “Enter two Devils. Wagner. How now sir, will you serve me now? Robin. Ay, good Wagner, take away the devils then. Wagner. Spirits, away! [Exeunt Devils.] Now, sirrah, follow me.”
    “Jane, Ursa, carrying Thomas, and Moss Bud start to exeunt.”
    “On that dixit we exeunted.”
    “That let the small problem of getting the van within proximity, running a few yards of cable, spiking the phone line, revving the engine and frying the phones, removing the cable, and exeunting, south”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exeunt (“they leave”), the third-person plural present active indicative of exeō (“leave”).

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