preexilian

adjective

pre·​exilian

¦prē+

variants or preexilic

"+ 

: previous to the exile of the Jews to Babylon in about 600 b.c.

Word History

Etymology

preexilian from pre- + Latin exilium + English -an; preexilic from pre- + exile + -ic

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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