Definition of Banner

1. Noun. Long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising.

Exact synonyms: Streamer
Generic synonyms: Flag

2. Adjective. Unusually good; outstanding. "A banner year for the company"
Similar to: Superior

3. Noun. A newspaper headline that runs across the full page.
Exact synonyms: Streamer
Generic synonyms: Headline, Newspaper Headline

4. Noun. Any distinctive flag.
Exact synonyms: Standard
Generic synonyms: Flag
Specialized synonyms: Oriflamme

Definition of Banner

1. n. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.

Definition of Banner

1. to furnish with a banner (a type of flag) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Banner

1. 1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. "Hang out our banners on the outward walls." (Shak) 2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place. 3. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner. Banner fish, a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic. Origin: OE. Banere, OF. Baniere, F. Banniere, bandiere, fr. LL. Baniera, banderia, fr. Bandum banner, fr. OHG. Bant band, strip of cloth; cf. Bindan to bind, Goth. Bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Banner

Bank of England
Bank of Japan
bank rate
bank robber
bank run
bank shot
bank statement
bank swallow
bank vault
bank withdrawal
banlieue
banlieues
bannable
banned
banner (current term)
banner (current term)
bannered
banneret
bannerets
bannerette
bannerettes
bannering
bannerlike
bannerol
bannerols
banners
bannet
bannets
banning
banning-order

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