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bane
- Main Entry:
- 1bane

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈbān\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Old English bana; akin to Old High German bano death
- Date:
- before 12th century
1 aobsolete : killer, slayer b: poison c: death, destruction <stop the way of those that seek my bane
— Philip Sidney> d: woe2: a source of harm or ruin : curse <national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind
— D. C. Thomson>
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