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exodus

ex·o·dus [ éksədəss ] (plural ex·o·dus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
departure: a departure or going out or away from a place that involves large numbers of people

[Pre-12th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin, "(biblical Book of) Exodus" < Greek, "way out" < hodos "way, road"]
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