Meaning

noun long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

noun a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

noun any distinctive flag

originEtymology tree English ban Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English banner From ban + -er.

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