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banning en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbænɪŋ/

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of ban
   form of ban

banning en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbænɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English banning, bannyng, bonnyng, equivalent to ban + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian banning, Dutch banning, German Low German Banning, German Bannung.

Meanings

1. The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.
   • And it was not as though they were unable, as the waves of bannings and algorithmic deboosting of those on the online right began in earnest after 2016. 2023 March 16, Andrew Isker, “The Regime’s War To Make Memes Illegal”, in Gab News, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2023:

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