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preexilian

or pre-ex·il·i·an

[ pree-eg-zil-ee-uhn, -zil-yuhn, -ek-sil- ]

adjective

  1. being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.

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Origin of preexilian1

1860–65; pre- + Latin exili ( um ) exile + -an

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