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Webster 1913 Edition
Exit
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Ex′it
.He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view;
as,
. exit
Macbeth☞ The Latin words exit (he or she goes out), and exeunt ( they go out), are used in dramatic writings to indicate the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of the actors.
1.
The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.
They have their
exits
and their entrances. Shakespeare
2.
Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death;
as, to make one’s
. exit
Sighs for his
exit
, vulgarly called death. Cowper.
3.
A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exit
EX'IT
,Noun.
1.
The departure of a player from the state, when he has performed his part. This is also a term set in a play, to mark the time of an actor's quitting the state.2.
Any departure; the act of quitting the state of action or of life; death; decease.3.
A way of departure; passage out of a place.4.
A going out; departure.