banns
(noun) a public announcement of a proposed marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
banns pl (plural only)
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
• The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600.
• banns of marriage
Source: Wiktionary
Banns, n. pl. Etym: [See Ban.]
Definition: Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
