de|fen|es|tra|tion

de|fen|es|tra|tion
de|fen|es|tra|tion «dih FEHN uh STRAY shuhn», noun.
the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window.
[< Latin dē- from + fenestra window + English -ation (coined for the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, a famous instance of this)]

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  • in|ter|fen|es|tra|tion — «IHN tuhr FEHN uh STRAY shuhn», noun. the spacing between the windows of a building …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fen — af·fen·pin·scher; de·fen·es·tra·tion; de·fen·si·bil·i·ty; de·fen·si·ble; de·fen·sor; de·fen·sor·ship; de·fen·so·ry; dief·fen·bach·ia; ef·fen·di; fen·chene; fen·chol; fen·chone; fen·chyl; fen·der·less; fen·es·tel·la; fen·es·tel·lid;… …   English syllables

  • fenestration — fen·es·tra·tion …   English syllables

  • fenestration — fen•es•tra•tion [[t]ˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) archit. the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building 2) med srg a) an opening or perforation in an anatomical structure b) surgery to effect such an opening c) the …   From formal English to slang

  • defenestration — de·fen·es·tra·tion …   English syllables

  • DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… …   English syllables

  • Fenestration — Literally, the making of a window fenestra in Latin (and fenetre in French) is a window fenestration refers to the creation of a new opening. * * * 1. The presence of openings or fenestrae in a part. 2. Making openings in a dressing to allow… …   Medical dictionary

  • defenestration — de•fen•es•tra•tion [[t]diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window • Etymology: 1610–20; de + L fenestr(a) window + ation de•fen′es•trate , v.t. trat•ed, trat•ing …   From formal English to slang

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