exeunt

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She made no difficulties in passing the stockade, though Nick kept his eyes on the labourers, and felt assured their exeunt was not noticed.

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  1. Used as a stage direction to indicate that two or more performers leave the stage.

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  • Witness: Conor Oberst's duet with Gillian Welch on 'Lua' is pretty as you like, though it lacks the startling intimacy of his original, Cat Power's 'Amazing Grace' is exactly what you'd expect from Marshall for better or worse (better in this case, it has to be said), and Kevin Drew's 'Love Vs. Porn' seems an oddly subdued exeunt. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • What a fall was there This was Andrews's exeunt, for I have never seen him since. —  Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After
  • She should learn graver measures In groups of twos and threes the Puritans solemnly exeunt, left, Bradford marching ahead. —  Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People
  • Arth. Take her unto her chamber 'till we leave Servants take FLORENCE off, exeunt, R., all but BASIL. —  Cromwell
  • She made no difficulties in passing the stockade, though Nick kept his eyes on the labourers, and felt assured their exeunt was not noticed. —  Wyandotte
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  1. Latin, third person pl. of exīre, to go out; see exit.

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  1. Latin, they go out; 3d person plural present indicative of exire, go out: see exit.
 

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/ˈɛksəənt/
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