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banner

1. ban.ner \'ban-*r\ n [ME banere, fr. OF, of Gmc origin; akin to Goth 
   bandwo sign; akin t]o ON benda to give a sign 1a: a piece of cloth attached 
   by one edge to a staff and used by a monarch,  feudal lord, or other 
   commander as his standard and as a rallying point in battle 1b: FLAG  1c: 
   an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend  2: a 
   headline in large type running across a newspaper page  3: a strip of cloth 
   on which a sign is painted 
2. banner aj : distinguished from all others esp. in excellence