defenestration

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/dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ English

Definitions

noun

The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

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Synonyms

transfenestration eventration flinging fling discharge throwing window-kill firing fulmination throw ejection throw-out disemboweling ejaculation fustigation cast

Associated

prague bohemian bohemia revolt thirty protestant inch estates window conflict holy windows

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