~ 1 [ ~ ]
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) officially or legally prohibit.
■ noun an official or legal prohibition.
Origin
OE ~nan 'summon by a public proclamation', of Gmc origin; the noun is partly from OFr. ~ 'proclamation, summons, ~ishment'.
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~ 2 [ bα:n ]
■ noun ( plural ~i 'bα:ni ) a monetary unit of Romania, equal to one hundredth of a leu.
Origin
from Romanian.