Exit:
* Verb: Means "to leave" or "to go out". It is a general term used for a single person or group of people leaving.
* Noun: Can refer to a door, passage, or way out.
Examples:
* "The speaker exited the stage after his speech."
* "The emergency exit is located at the back of the building."
Exeunt:
* Stage direction: Means "they exit" or "they go out". It is a stage direction specifically used in plays to indicate that two or more characters are leaving the stage.
* Never used as a verb or noun on its own.
Examples:
* Exeunt (In a play script, this would indicate that multiple characters are leaving the stage).
* "The actors exeunt through the back door." (Although not standard usage, this might be used in an informal context to describe actors leaving the stage)
In summary:
* Exit is a general word for leaving, used for one or more people.
* Exeunt is a specific stage direction used to indicate multiple characters leaving the stage in a play.