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defenestration

de·fe·nest·ration

UK/dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ US/ˌdiː-/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

Origin

From New Latin defenestratio, from dē (“from; out”) + fenestra (“window”) + -atio (suffix indicating an action or process); compare Middle French défenestrer (modern French défenestrer), défenestration, Italian defenestrazione and German Fenstersturz.

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