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Ostracism

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(1):

(n.) Banishment by popular vote, - a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

(2):

(n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ostracism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/ostracism.html. 1828.
 
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