banner
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbænə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbænɚ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Southern England, Australia" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): (etymology 1) /ˈbænə/, (etymology 2) /ˈbæːnə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)
- Homophone: banter (some North American dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.
Noun
banner (plural banners)
- A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
- 1965, Frank Herbert, Dune[1] (Science Fiction), New York: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 112[2]:
- “To hold Arrakis,” the Duke said, “one is faced with decisions that may cost one his self-respect.” He pointed out the window to the Atreides green and black banner hanging limply from a staff at the edge of the landing field. "That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things."
- (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
- (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.
- Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
- The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
- A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
- (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
- They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
- (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
- (Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
- Coordinate terms: interstitial, popup
- (heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
- A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
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Adjective
banner (not comparable)
- Exceptional; very good.
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- 2016, David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Mel Piehl, The Brief American Pageant: A History of the Republic (page 73)
- The Zenger decision was a banner achievement for freedom of the press. It pointed the way to the kind of open public discussion required by the diverse society that colonial New York already was and that all America was to become.
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Verb
banner (third-person singular simple present banners, present participle bannering, simple past and past participle bannered)
- (transitive) To adorn with a banner.
- (transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline.
- 2008, Howard Rosenberg, Charles S. Feldman, No Time To Think
- At 8:11, bannering the headline “Cheney in Charge?” the Drudge Report runs a story speculating that the president may be incapacitated.
- 2008, Howard Rosenberg, Charles S. Feldman, No Time To Think
Etymology 2
Noun
banner (plural banners)
- One who bans something.
- 1963, The Australian Library Journal (volumes 1-14, page 69)
- How ridiculous the banners of some of the books at present on the list will appear in the future.
- 1963, The Australian Library Journal (volumes 1-14, page 69)
References
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [3]
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "NL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.nər/
- Hyphenation: ban‧ner
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Noun
banner m (plural banners, diminutive bannertje n)
- banner (web advertisement)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner or bannere, definite plural bannera or bannerne)
- a banner (most senses)
References
- “banner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner, definite plural bannera)
- a banner (most senses)
References
- “banner” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English banner.
Pronunciation
Noun
banner m inan
- (advertising, Internet) Alternative spelling of baner
Declension
Further reading
- banner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- banner in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
banner m (plural banners)
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English banner.
Noun
banner n (plural bannere)
- banner (for advertising)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) banner | bannerul | (niște) bannere | bannerele |
genitive/dative | (unui) banner | bannerului | (unor) bannere | bannerelor |
vocative | bannerule | bannerelor |
Scots
Pronunciation
Noun
banner (plural banners)
Synonyms
Spanish
Noun
banner m (plural banners)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English banner. Attested since 1996. Doublet of banderoll and baner.
Noun
banner c
- banner (type of advertisement on a web page taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content)
Declension
Declension of banner | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | banner | bannern | banners | - |
Genitive | banners | bannerns | banners | - |
References
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ænə(ɹ)
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- en:Mass media
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- en:Flags
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛnər
- Dutch lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from French
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- Polish terms borrowed from English
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- Rhymes:Polish/anɛr
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- Polish lemmas
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- pl:Advertising
- pl:Internet
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- pt:Internet
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