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exeunt

  • /ˈɛksi.ənt/ US

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Borrowed from Latin exeunt (“they leave”), the third-person plural present active indicative of exeō (“leave”).

noun exeunts

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

verb exit · exeunts · exeunting · exeunted

  1. archaic 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.]

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verb "they leave", usually in the context of theatre

中文退场 tuìchǎng
Русскийухо́дят uxódjat

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@misc{exeunt_2026,
  title = {exeunt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exeunt},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}