ex·o·dus (ěk'sə-dəs) n. A departure of a large number of people. Exodus The departure of the Israelites from Egypt. Abbr. Ex or Exod. See Table at Bible.
[Late Latin, from Greek exodos : ex-, out; see exo- + hodos, way, journey.] |
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