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      banner
      noun
      Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
      A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
      (Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
      (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
      (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
      A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
      (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
      (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.
      (heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
      A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
      One who bans something.
      A surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.
      verb
      (transitive) To adorn with a banner.
      (transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline.
      adjective
      Exceptional; very good.
      Roots
      bandumbanner- · Late Latin · standard, flag
      Synonyms for banner
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      Where does banner come from?

      The word banner breaks down into one root of Late Latin origin: the root banner, from Late Latin bandum (“standard, flag”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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