EXEUNT

Etymology

Noun

exeunt (plural exeunts)

A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.

An act of one or more actors leaving the stage.

Verb

exeunt (third-person singular simple present exeunts, present participle exeunting, simple past and past participle exeunted)

(archaic) They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit).

• William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

• Christopher Marlow, Doctor Faustus

Usage notes

The inflected forms of the verb (exeunted and exeunting) are extremely rare and often jocular. When used, the word is simply exeunt in most cases.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"e*unt. Etym: [L., 3d pers. pl. pres. of exire to go out.]

Definition: They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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