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exilic
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ex·il·ic
/
ɛgˈzɪl
ɪk, ɛkˈsɪl-
/
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[
eg-
zil
-ik, ek-
sil
-
]
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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)
—
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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