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Word of the Day – Defenestration

By July 7, 2022July 8th, 2022Word of the Day

Defenstration (noun)

dee-fen-es-tray-shun

The action of throwing someone out of a window.

Early 17th century from modern Latin defenestratio(n-), from de- ‘down from’ + Latin fenestra ‘window’.

Example sentences

“I wsa hoping to see the defenestration of the Prime Minister but his resignation will have to do.”

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