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banner
[ ban-er ]
/ ˈbæn ər /
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noun
adjective
leading or foremost: a banner year for crops.
OTHER WORDS FOR banner
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Origin of banner
OTHER WORDS FROM banner
bannered, adjectiveban·ner·less, adjectiveban·ner·like, adjectiveun·ban·nered, adjectiveWords nearby banner
bank swallow, banlieue, Ban-Lon, Banneker, Banneker, Benjamin, banner, banner ad, banner cloud, banneret, bannerette, bannerman
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How to use banner in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for banner
banner
/ (ˈbænə) /
noun
verb
(tr) (of a newspaper headline) to display (a story) prominently
adjective
US outstandingly successfula banner year for orders
Derived forms of banner
bannered, adjectiveWord Origin for banner
C13: from Old French baniere, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic bandwa sign; influenced by Medieval Latin bannum ban 1, bannīre to banish
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