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1. ban \'ban\ vb or banned;  or ban.ning [ME bannen to summon, curse, fr. 
   OE bannan to summon; akin to OHG (Xbannan to command, L fari to speak, Gk 
   phanai to say, pho-ne- sound, voice archaic  1: CURSE  2: to prohibit esp. 
   by legal means or social pressure  : to utter curses or maledictions 
2. ban n [ME, partly fr. bannen & partly fr. OF ban, of Gmc origin; akin 
   to]OHG bannan to command 1: the summoning in feudal times of the king's 
   vassals for military service  2: ANATHEMA, EXCOMMUNICATION  3: MALEDICTION, 
   CURSE  4: legal prohibition  5: censure or condemnation esp. through public 
   opinion 
3. ban \'ba:n\ \-(.)e-\ n or ba.ni [Romanian] pl