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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbænə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbænɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ban′ər)

ban•ner /ˈbænɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a flag, as of a country.
a piece of material, such as cloth, carried in processions.

adj. [before a noun]

leading;
outstanding: a banner year for soybeans.

ban•ner (ban′ər),USA pronunciation n.

the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
an ensign or the like bearing some device, motto, or slogan, as one carried in religious processions, political demonstrations, etc.
World Historya flag formerly used as the standard of a sovereign, lord, or knight.
a sign painted on cloth and hung over a street, entrance, etc.:Banners at the intersection announced the tennis tournament.
anything regarded or displayed as a symbol of principles.
Heraldrya square flag bearing heraldic devices.
JournalismAlso called ban′ner line′, line, screamer, streamer. a headline extending across the width of a newspaper page, usually across the top of the front page.
Communicationsan open streamer with lettering, towed behind an airplane in flight, for advertising purposes.

adj.

leading or foremost:a banner year for crops.

Latin -āria -ary
Gmc, compare Gothic bandwa sign; see band¹) + Old French -iere
Late Latin bann(um) (variant of bandum standard
Old French baniere
Middle English banere 1200–50

ban′nered, adj.
ban′ner•less, adj.
ban′ner•like′, adj.

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banner /ˈbænə/ n

a long strip of flexible material displaying a slogan, advertisement, etc, esp one suspended between two points
a placard or sign carried in a procession or demonstration
something that represents a belief or principle
the flag of a nation, army, etc, used as a standard or ensign
Also called: banner headline a large headline in a newspaper, etc, extending across the page, esp the front page
an advertisement, often animated, that extends across the width of a web page

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French baniere, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic bandwa sign; influenced by Medieval Latin bannum ban¹, bannīre to banishˈbannered adj

'banner' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Agnus Dei - band - banderole - banner ad - charge - ensign - gonfalon - oriflamme - Stars and Stripes - Star-Spangled Banner - vexillum - wave - Yevtushenko - advance - ancient - bachelor - banderilla - banner cloud - banneret - bannerman - bannerstone - blood-red - cap cloud - cloud banner - flag - flat - Fort McHenry - grand serjeanty - key - labarum - liberty pole - line - mark - motto - orographic cloud - pandour - pennon - red flag - red ribbon - vexillary - white flag - screamer - snow banner - Star-Spangled Banner, The - streamer

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Synonyms: sign, flag, pennant, streamer, standard, more...

Collocations: the website's banner, [make, get] a banner for, a banner for [her birthday, their anniversary], more...

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