[responsivevoice] exodus [/responsivevoice] [ ek-suh-duh s ]
The word of the day is ‘exodus’
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Leaving
2. A mass departure of people
3. Escape
4. Retreat
1. Hindi – Prasthaan
2. Spanish – Exodo
3. French – Exode
4. Mandarin – Chū āijí
1. The reason for their exodus remained open to speculation.
2. The exodus continued for many years.
3. Then commenced an exodus of the king’s friends.
4. As a rule, a recess meant a general exodus, but today people weren’t moving.
5. A mass exodus of women and children, along with the Varden’s elders, streamed out of Tronjheim.
departure, evacuation, flight, migration, withdrawal, egress, egression, emigration, exit, journey, retirement, retreat, exiting, going out, off going, mass departure, leaving, hegira, diaspora, escape, fleeing etc
Some antonyms of the word are:
stay, arrival, arriving, coming, entrance, influx, inflow, torrent, advent, extension, inlet, presence, invasion
Quotation:
To see how many Italians are going out of Italy, the sort of exodus, a great generation leaving my country, I think is the worst nightmare for me as prime minister but also for the country, of course.
Enrico Letta
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