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os·tra·cism (äs′trə siz′əm)
noun
- in ancient Greece, the temporary banishment of a citizen by popular vote
- a rejection or exclusion by general consent, as from a group or from acceptance by society
Etymology: Gr ostrakismos < ostrakizein: see ostracize
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