exeunt
noun/ˈɛksi.ənt/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exeunt (“they leave”), the third-person plural present active indicative of exeō (“leave”).
- borrowed from exeunt
Definitions
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.
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.
They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of…
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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for exeunt. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA