exode

noun

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

   obsolete

   constant or standing miracles before the exode , at the exode , in the wilderness , in the promised land , under their judges , and under their kings

   a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay

2. The final chorus; the catastrophe.

3. A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.

   historical

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry exode (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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