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pre⋅ex⋅il⋅i⋅an

  [pree-eg-zil-ee-uhn, -zil-yuhn, -ek-sil-]
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–adjective
being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
Also, pre-ex⋅il⋅i⋅an, pre⋅ex⋅il⋅ic, pre-ex⋅il⋅ic.

Origin:
1860–65; pre- + L exili(um) exile + -an
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pre·ex·il·i·an or pre-ex·il·i·an   (prē'ěg-zĭl'ē-ən, -zĭl'yən, -ěk-sĭl'ē-ən, -sĭl'yən)   
adj.  Relating to the history of the Jews before their exile in Babylonia in the sixth century B.C.
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