Definitions for defenestration
diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃənde·fen·es·tra·tion

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1. defenestrationnoun

   the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

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1. defenestrationnoun

   the act of throwing (something or someone) out of a window.

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1. defenestrationnoun

   The act of throwing something, or someone, out of a window.

2. defenestrationnoun

   High profile removal of a person from an organization.

3. defenestrationnoun

   The act of removing the operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

4. Etymology: First attested circa 17th century, from de + fenestra, historically, it was used as an act of political dissent, notably the Defenestrations of Prague.

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1. Defenestration

   Defenestration (from Modern Latin fenestra) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War. This was done in "good Bohemian style", referring to the defenestration which had occurred in Prague's New Town Hall almost 200 years earlier (July 1419), which also on that occasion led to the Hussite war. The word comes from the New Latin de- (down from) and fenestra (window or opening).By extension, the term is also used to describe the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary.

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1. defenestration

   Defenestration is the act of throwing something or someone out of a window. It can be used in a literal or figurative sense. The term originated from incidents in history when individuals were thrown out of windows as a form of execution or punishment.

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1. Defenestration

   Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin de- and fenestra. Likewise, it can also refer to the condition of being thrown out of a window, as in "The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch". While the act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense, it also suggests breaking the windows in the process. Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws oneself or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.

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1. defenestration

   [mythically from a traditional Bohemian assassination method, via SF fandom] 1. Proper karmic retribution for an incorrigible punster. “Oh, ghod, that was awful!” “Quick! Defenestrate him!” 2. The act of completely removing Micro$oft Windows from a PC in favor of a better OS (typically Linux). 3. The act of discarding something under the assumption that it will improve matters. “I don't have any disk space left.” “Well, why don't you defenestrate that 100 megs worth of old core dumps?” 4. Under a GUI, the act of dragging something out of a window (onto the screen). “Next, defenestrate the MugWump icon.” 5. [obs.] The act of exiting a window system in order to get better response time from a full-screen program. This comes from the dictionary meaning of defenestrate, which is to throw something out a window.

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1. defenestrationnoun

   The act of throwing someone out of a window.

   
   

   Submitted by Star527 on October 14, 2022  

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   defenestration

   窓から誰か又は何かを投げ出すこと in Japanese.

   
   

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1. defenestration

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defenestration in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defenestration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=defenestration
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=defenestration
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Defenestration
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=defenestration
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Defenestration