Definition of "exode" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) departure; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

   • a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay constant or standing miracles before the exode , at the exode , in the wilderness , in the promised land , under their judges , and under their kings

2. (Ancient Greek drama) The final chorus; the catastrophe.

3. (historical, Ancient Rome) A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.