exeunt omnes

American

[ek-see-uhnt om-neez, ek-see-oont ohm-neys] / ˈɛk si ənt ˈɒm niz, ˈɛk siˌʊnt ˈoʊm neɪs /

noun

they all go out (used formerly as a stage direction).

exeunt omnes British

/ ˈɛksɪˌʌnt ˈɒmneɪz /

they all go out: used as a stage direction

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Etymology

Origin of exeunt omnes

From Latin exeunt omnēs

Example Sentences

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It was but a short distance from where we were standing, and I could not help thinking how near our several life-dramas came to a simultaneous exeunt omnes.

From Our Hundred Days in Europe by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

You was fortunate in obtaining Possession at so critical a period; your Patrons "exeunt omnes."

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle

My selfe will be that happy messenger, Who hopes his griefe will be reueal'd to her. exeunt omnes Enter Hamlet and the Players.

From The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke The First ('Bad') Quarto by Shakespeare, William

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