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Word: Ban
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English bannan ‘summon by a public proclamation’, of Germanic origin, reinforced by Old Norse banna ‘curse, prohibit’; the noun is partly from Old French ban ‘proclamation, summons, banishment’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ban
Dialects: British English
Definition:
officially or legally prohibit (something)
Short Definition:officially or legally prohibit something
Examples:- parking is banned around the harbour in summer
Word: Ban
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ban
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an official or legal prohibition
Short Definition:official or legal prohibition
Examples:- a proposed ban on cigarette advertising
- a three-year driving ban
Definition:
a curse
Short Definition:curse
Examples:- the land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the Canaanites
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