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BANNS BAN

\bˈanz bˈan], \bˈanz bˈan], \b_ˈa_n_z b_ˈa_n]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[H.G.] Originally simply a proclamation, as in Gaelic and modern Welsh; hence banish, banditti; ban in the sense of a curse; ban, a levy; banns of marriage.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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