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# banns

noun (plural only)

«banns» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Banns are the public announcements read out in church, on three Sundays before a wedding, to say that two people plan to marry, so that anyone who knows a reason they should not marry can speak up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banns/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales and stories the banns are read in church before a wedding can take place

### Examples

- The vicar read the banns on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banns/#x1)
- Her banns were read in the church and in the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banns/#x2)
- If anyone knows a reason against this marriage, let them speak at the banns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banns/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «banns» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banns/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banns» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banns.html) on Mova free.