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Meaning of EXODE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ex"ode\n. [L. exodium, Gr. ? (sc. ? song) fr. ? belonging
to an exit, or to the finale of a tragedy, fr. ?: cf. F.
exode. See {Exodus}.]
1. Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from
   Egypt. [Obs.] --L. Coleman. Bolingbroke.
2. (Gr. Drama) The final chorus; the catastrophe.
3. (Rom. Antig.) An afterpiece of a comic description, either
   a farce or a travesty.
 

 

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