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defenestration

Syllabification: (de·fen·es·tra·tion)
Pronunciation: /dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən/
Definition of defenestration

noun

formal or humorous
  • the action of throwing someone or something out of a window.

Derivatives

defenestrate

Pronunciation: /-ˈfenəˌstrāt/
verb

Origin:

early 17th century: from modern Latin defenestratio(n-), from de- 'down from' + Latin fenestra 'window'

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