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Rarebanns
The correct spelling is banns.
How to pronounce banns
noun
IPA: /bænz/
Say it like: Ban-ns
The correct spelling is banns. The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage). For example: "The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600."
Usage Examples
“The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
- 2.Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
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