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   banner

   /ˈbanə/

   noun

   • 1. a long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place: "a nuclear disarmament banner was carried round the war memorial" Similar placardsignposternotice
   • ▪ a flag on a pole used as the standard of a monarch, knight, or army: historical "the standard bearers followed, banners of bright red and yellow depicting dragons and stags" Similar flagstandardensignjackcolour (s)pennantpennonstreamerbanderolependantburgeevexillumrare:gonfalonguidonlabarum
   • ▪ used in reference to support for a belief or principle: "the government is flying the free trade banner"
   • 2. a heading or advertisement appearing on a web page in the form of a bar, column, or box: "a banner ad"

   adjective

   • 1. excellent; outstanding: North American "the company was having a banner year"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baniere, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to band2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bannered adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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