ostracyzm
//ɔˈstra.t͡sɘzm//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)
- 2.ostracism (banishment, exclusion from community)
Synonyms & related words
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós).