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ostracism
('/A/str/@/,s/I/z/@/m )

noun (n)

  • the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of excluding someone from society by general consent(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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