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      defenestration
      noun
      the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · out of, fromfenestrafenestr- · Latin · windowatio-ation · Latin · act of
      Words related to defenestration
      defenestratevousterndisembowelmentnoustingneviscerationndeposalwindownembowelingfenestratevexpulsionnejectionn

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