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bans

[ banz ]
/ bænz /
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noun (used with a plural verb)Ecclesiastical.

banns.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bans

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Words related to bans

embargo, restriction, refusal, injunction, prohibition, boycott, censorship, prohibit, bar, halt, prevent, suppress, outlaw, restrict, exclude, proscribe, proscription, stoppage, interdiction, limitation

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British Dictionary definitions for bans

bans
/ (bænz) /

pl n

a variant spelling of banns
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