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Definition of: exile
(eg′zīl, ek′sīl) noun
1. Banishment from one's home or native land; expatriation.
2. One driven or wandering away from country or home; an expatriate.
—the Exile The Babylonian captivity of the Jews.
—v.t. ex·iled, ex·il·ing To expel from and forbid to return to a native land or home; banish. See synonyms under BANISH. [<OF exil, essil <L exsilium <ex- out + sal-, root of salire leap]
—ex·il·ic (eg·zil′ik, ek·sil′ik) adjective
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