Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Used as a stage direction to indicate that two or more performers leave the stage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun They go out: a word used in the text of plays to denote that point in the action at which two or more actors leave the stage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- They go out, or retire from the scene. See 1st
exit .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage. - verb archaic they
leave thestage (astage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart ofexit )
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Something about the "exeunt" and how I hear your voice in my mind's ear.
I'm sorry. This is just too unfathomably dorky... Ann Althouse 2006
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For 'Exeunt all but Albany and Edgar' the Ff. have nothing, but Q1 has 'exeunt' after 'word.'
Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth 1893
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The compliment was returned, and as Alexander Jardine describes "'exeunt' warriors," who did not again molest them, although they were heard all around the camp throughout the night.
Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Frank Jardine 1880
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10 _Ha, he's yonder. _ 1724 prints this speech as prose.p. 353, l. 16 _Exeunt both. _ 1724 'exeunt', 4tos 'exit both'.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I Aphra Behn 1664
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“Fine, it'll be a while, though” he added, hoping to stall past their exeunt.
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He manages to get ELI to stop playing Super Mario Brothers Wi-hee! and they exeunt, pursued by a bear.
The Video Game Marketplace Explained in One Short Scene | Live Granades 2010
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My understanding is that “exit” and “exeunt” are present indicative, notpast.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The CIA Plan to Kill Al Qaeda Leaders: 2009
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Curiosity struck me, and someone who knows Latin may correct me, but I looked up “exeunt.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The CIA Plan to Kill Al Qaeda Leaders: 2009
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No question but that my former fellow-countrymen -- those who ventured any opinion at all -- are looking forward to the exeunt omnia of Bush and his gang who couldn't shoot straight, and to the return of America to the community of nations.
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In the end, of course, the two resolve their differences and Alec gets his carrot — exeunt all.
One Funny Appetizer 2008
koldewyse commented on the word exeunt
Is this still usable? Or is it archaic?
January 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word exeunt
Well, none of us seem to be using it, koldewyse, so...go ahead. You can use it. I think it's still working. ;-)
January 24, 2008
seanahan commented on the word exeunt
Let's just stick to exit, shall we?
January 24, 2008
asativum commented on the word exeunt
You can stick to exit; I'm afraid we must use exeunt -- isn't it the plural?
January 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word exeunt
Right, A.
January 24, 2008
uselessness commented on the word exeunt
I like the word, but the spelling always makes me think of fleur-de-lis.
January 25, 2008
madmouth commented on the word exeunt
it was used to best advantage as a stage direction in Sir Horace Walpole's "The Mysterious Mother": exeunt severally
April 13, 2009
bilby commented on the word exeunt
At the least, those illuminated emergency signs in theatres should have this instead of EXIT.
January 12, 2013