ex·il·ic

[eg-zil-ik, ek-sil-]
adjective
pertaining to exile, especially that of the Jews in Babylon.
Also, ex·il·i·an.


Origin:
1870–75; exile + -ic

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exile (ˈɛɡzaɪl, ˈɛksaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment
2.  the expulsion of a person from his native land by official decree
3.  a person banished or living away from his home or country; expatriate
 
vb
4.  to expel from home or country, esp by official decree as a punishment; banish
 
[C13: from Latin exsilium banishment, from exsul banished person; perhaps related to Greek alasthai to wander]
 
exilic
 
adj
 
ex'ilian
 
adj

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