banner
/ˈbænɚ/
nounadjective
Familiar
1.n.long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
2.n.a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
3.n.any distinctive flag
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banner and banter differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. banner means “long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising”. banter means “light teasing repartee”.
/ˈbænɚ/
1.n.long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
2.n.a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
3.n.any distinctive flag
/ˈbæntɚ/
1.n.light teasing repartee
2.v.be silly or tease one another
“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
| banner | banter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbænɚ/ | /ˈbæntɚ/ |
| Said | BAN-ur | BAN-tur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective | noun, verb |
| Senses | 4 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | streamer | raillery, give-and-take, backchat |
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