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Word: Exile
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’
ˈɛkzʌɪl
ˈɛɡzʌɪl
the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons
Short Definition:state of being barred from one's country
Examples:- he knew now that he would die in exile
Word: Exile
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɛkzʌɪl
ˈɛɡzʌɪl
expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons
Short Definition:send someone into exile
Examples:- a corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country
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