de·fen·es·tra·tion

(dē-fĕn′ĭ-strā′shən)

An act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

[From de- + Latin fenestra, window.]

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defenestration

(diːˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən)

the act of throwing someone out of a window

[C17: from New Latin dēfenestrātiō, from Latin de- + fenestra window]

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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.

defenestration

n (form, hum) → Fenstersturz m; the Defenestration of Prague → der Prager Fenstersturz

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