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Definition of BAN

1. Verb. Forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper). "Sam and Sue BAN the movie "

2. Noun. A decree that prohibits something.

3. Verb. Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure. ; "Smoking is banned in this building"

4. Noun. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova.

5. Verb. Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment.

6. Noun. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania.

7. Verb. Expel from a community or group.

8. Noun. An official prohibition or edict against something.

9. Noun. A bachelor's degree in nursing.

Definition of BAN

1. n. A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber of the banana leaf stalks.

2. n. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

3. v. t. To curse; to invoke evil upon.

4. v. i. To curse; to swear.

5. n. An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.

Definition of BAN

1. Initialism. British Approved Name ¹

2. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To summon; call out. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To anathematise; pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; place under a ban. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To curse; execrate. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To prohibit; interdict; proscribe; forbid or block from participation. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To curse; utter curses or maledictions. ¹

7. Noun. prohibition ¹

8. Noun. A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms. ¹

9. Noun. The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word. ¹

10. Noun. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Romanian leu ¹

11. Noun. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Moldavian ??? ¹

12. Noun. A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit. ¹

13. Noun. A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of BAN

1. a monetary unit of Romania [n BANI] / to prohibit [v BANNED, BANNING, BANS] - See also: prohibit

Lexicographical Neighbors of BAN

bamfoozling bamfordite bamifylline hydrochloride bamipine bammed bammer bammers bamming bammo bammy

bamp bampot bampots bamps bams ban ban-the-bomber banaba banal banaler

banalest banalise banalised banalises banalising banalities banality banalize banalized banalizes

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