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exilic

[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)

—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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