banns
Because it is a word with a single syllable, banns is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbanns
- The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
- Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
Example: "The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600."
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