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Word: Defenestration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from modern Latin defenestratio(n-), from de- ‘down from’ + Latin fenestra ‘window’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːfɛnɪˈstreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
diːˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of throwing someone out of a window
Short Definition:action of throwing someone out of window
Examples:- death by defenestration has a venerable history
Definition:
the action or process of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority
Short Definition:process of removing someone from position of power
Examples:- that victory resulted in Churchill's own defenestration by the war-weary British electorate
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