exodus
see also: Exodus
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɛksədəs/, /ˈɛɡzədəs/
Noun

exodus (plural exoduses)

  1. A sudden departure of a large number of people.
    There was an exodus when the show ended.
    ''In the movie The Sinking of Japan, virtually all Japanese desperately try to find any form of transportation out of Japan in a massive exodus to flee the sinking country.
Translations Verb

exodus (exoduses, present participle exodusing; past and past participle exodused)

  1. To depart from a place in a large group.

Exodus
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɛksədəs/
Proper noun
  1. The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
  2. The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.
    Synonyms: Exod.
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