defenestration

de·fen·es·tra·tion

D0091000 (dē-fĕn′ĭ-strā′shən)n. An act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

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[From de- + Latin fenestra, window.]

defenestration

(diːˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən) nthe act of throwing someone out of a window[C17: from New Latin dēfenestrātiō, from Latin de- + fenestra window]

de•fen•es•tra•tion

(diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən)

n. the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window. [1610–20; de- + Latin fenestr(a) window + -ation] de•fen′es•trate`, v.t. -trat•ed, -trat•ing.

defenestration

the act of hurling from a window, especially people.See also: Killing

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defenestration - the act of throwing someone or something out of a windowexpulsion, riddance, ejection, exclusion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

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