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pennant definition

pen·nant (pen′ənt)

noun

  1. any long, narrow, usually triangular flag, as used in naval signal hoists, for a school banner, etc.
  2. any such flag symbolizing a championship, esp. in baseball

Etymology: < pennon, altered by assoc. with pendant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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