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banns

banns
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [banz]
    • /bænz/
    • /bænz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [banz]
    • /bænz/

Definitions of banns word

  • noun plural banns When a minister or priest reads or publishes the banns, he or she makes a public announcement in church that two people are going to be married. 3
  • noun plural banns the public declaration of an intended marriage, usually formally announced on three successive Sundays in the parish churches of both the betrothed 3
  • noun plural banns the proclamation, generally made in church on three successive Sundays, of an intended marriage 3
  • noun banns notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed. 1
  • noun banns any public announcement of a proposed marriage, either verbal or written and made in a church or by church officials. 1
  • noun banns A notice read out on three successive Sundays in a parish church, announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections. 1
See all 7 definitions of banns

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Origin of banns

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; variant of bans, plural of ban2

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Parts of speech for Banns

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Banns

banns popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for banns

noun banns

  • nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
  • matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
  • betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
  • marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
  • bridal — Bridal is used to describe something that belongs or relates to a bride, or to both a bride and her bridegroom.
All 10 Synonyms of banns

Antonyms for banns

noun banns

Just one Antonym for banns

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