English
Etymology
First attested circa w:17th century|17th century, from L. de-, "out" + fenestra, "window," historically, it was used as an act of political dissent, notably the w:Defenestrations of Prague|Defenestrations of Prague.
Pronunciation
IPA|/di�f�n��streɪ��n/
SAMPA|/di%fEn@"streIS@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n
Noun
defenestration wikipedia
#The act of throwing something, or someone, out of a window.
- (British) High profile removal of a person from an organization
#:quotations:
#:*"Be that as it may, his defenestration was coldly abrupt, and in his place, the Football Association resurrected a veteran manager and former England star in Joe Mercer for seven games." —Sunday Times, September 4, 2005
#(neologism) The act of removing Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one
Translations
French: défenestration f
German: Fenstersturz m, Defenstration f
Greek: t|el|εκ�α�αθ����η|f|sc=Grek (ekparathýrosi)
Icelandic: t-|is|henda út um glugga
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Portuguese: defenestração f
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