defenestration

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(dē fen′ə strā′s̸hən)

noun

a throwing out through a window

Origin: ModL defenestratio < L de- + fenestra, window

See defenestration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

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Origin: From de-

Origin: + Latin fenestra, window

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