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exeunt

Syllabification: (ex·e·unt)

Definition of exeunt

verb

  • used as a stage direction in a printed play to indicate that a group of characters leave the stage:exeunt Hamlet and PoloniusSee also exit.

Phrases

exeunt omnes

used as a stage direction to indicate that all the actors leave the stage.

Origin:

late 15th century: Latin, literally 'they go out'

exeunt in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of exeunt in the British & World English dictionary