#define defenestration
February 23, 2005
define
Pronunciation: (")dE-“fe-n&-‘strA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: _de- _+ Latin _fenestra _window
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
- de·fen·es·trate /(")dE-‘fe-n&-“strAt/ transitive verb
For some reason, this word apparently came up in conversation over at the Buck house…