exodus

C1 Topic:Travel

US /ˈɛksədəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #20061

Meanings

1

noun
The departure of a large number of people at the same time.

The factory closures caused a mass exodus of workers from the town.
2

noun
A journey by a large group fleeing a dangerous or hostile place.

The war triggered an exodus of refugees toward the border.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a journey by a large group... hegira

Word family

Forms exoduses

Etymology

From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.

*sed- Proto-Indo-European exodus Latin ἔξοδος Ancient Greek

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# exodus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛksədəs/
**Frequency rank:** 20061

## Meanings
1. The departure of a large number of people at the same time.
2. A journey by a large group fleeing a dangerous or hostile place.

## Examples
- The factory closures caused a mass exodus of workers from the town.
- The war triggered an exodus of refugees toward the border.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sed-
- Root: exodus
- Root: ἔξοδος

## Etymology
From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.

## AI Etymology
Exodus is from Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century. In present-day use, it can mean the departure of a large number of people at the same time, or a journey by a large group fleeing a dangerous or hostile place.

## Topics
- Travel

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