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ostracism

n.
US //ˈɔstɹəˌsɪzəm// UK //ˈɒstɹɐsˌɪzəm// os·tracism Archaic
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós, “banishment by means of voting with pot shards”), from ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō, “ostracize”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot”).

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