Meaning & use
avaunt
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Archaic expression meaning "go away!" or "be gone!"
See it in a sentence
"Avaunt, foul spirit!" the exorcist cried.
The old play has the hero shout "Avaunt!" at his enemies.
A note on using this word
"Avaunt" was common in Elizabethan and Shakespearean English but is now used only for archaic or dramatic effect.
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begoneaway
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