banishment

/ˈbænɪʃmənt/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal."
"He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years."
"You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land is mine. / This is what you earn. / This is the Law of No Return. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face."

Etymology tree English banish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English banishment From banish + -ment.

banishments (plural)

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How do you pronounce banishment?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbænɪʃmənt/.

What does banishment mean?

The act of banishing.

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