pos>a. [ L. eximius taken out, i. e. select, fr. eximere to take out. See Exempt. ] Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The eximious and arcane science of physic. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., 3d pers. sing. pres. of exire to go out. See Exeunt, Issue. ] He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Latin words exit (he or she goes out), and exeunt ( they go out), are used in dramatic writings to indicate the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of the actors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Exit. ] 1. The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have their exits and their entrances. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sighs for his exit, vulgarly called death. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forcing the water forth through its ordinary exits. Woodward.

{ } a. [ L. exitialis, exitious, fr. exitium a going out, a going to naught, i. e., ruin, fr.exire to go out: cf. F. exitial. ] Destructive; fatal. [ Obs. ] “Exitial fevers.” Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a survey poll taken by interviewing voters as they leave (exit) the polling place, to determine how they voted and for what reasons; -- it is usually taken by news media to learn at an early time (often before the balloting has finished) who the winners are, and sometimes the reasons for the voters' choices. [ PJC ]