defenestration

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdiː-/
• (GA) IPA: /diˌfɛnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

Noun

defenestration

1. The act of throw#Verb|throwing something or someone out of a window. [from c. 17th c.]
2. (Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
3. (computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

Related terms

• autodefenestration
• defenestrate
• fenestrate
• fenestration

Translations

• French: défenestration
• German: Fenstersturz, Defenestration
• Italian: defenestrazione
• Portuguese: defenestração
• Russian: дефенестра́ция
• Spanish: defenestración

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