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GAM 65
Ex~ergllc, s. from E~, eot, from or out of, and epi'oJl, (fr..
g~n, a work. The space between the work and the
edge of a medal, on which the inscription is usually
pnt.
Ex-odus, s. from fE, ex, from or out of, and DUOS, od~s,
a way. A departurc from a place. The second
book of Moses is so called, because it descri"es the
journey of the Israelites out of Egypt.
Ex-orcise, v. a. from EC;t ex, out of, and OpICft"', t1rkizo, I
abjure. To deliver from the inflnence of evil spirits
by re]igious rites.
Exotics, $. (rmn E~CI)Tl«OS, exotik'Us, foreign. Plants
brought from a foreign country, or produced in it.
F.
FANTASY, $. from ¢CWTuCflU, phantasia, an appearance.
Something imaginar~" subsisting only in the fane)'.
G.
GALAXY, s. from oya;>'a, gala, milk. A stream of light
in the sky, so called from its white appearance. The
"galaxy or milky way is composed of an infinite number
of stars.
Gamut, Gammut, s. The scale of musicaluotes. Guy
of Arezzo, who reformed the church music about the
year ] O~4, composed a musical scale with these six
words, ut, re, mi, fa, sol, lao Afterwards he placed
on the side of these notes, the following seven letters,
A, B, C, D, E, F, G. And by reason that IlC placed
the letter G (called ill Greek gamma) on the note
which he Ilad added to his ancient system, the whole
scale was therefore denominated, as it is to this dn)'J
gamut. [Query. I 'Vas it not gamma."t?]
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