banns

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banns /bænz/ noun [plural]  RRCMARRYa public statement that two people intend to get married, made in a church in Britain 〔在英国，预先在教堂发布的〕结婚公告

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banns• When I'd convinced myself that girl whose hand he held must be a relative, the banns were called.

banns nounChinese  

public a two married, get statement intend to that people Corpus

banns
banns /bænz/ noun [plural]
a public statement that two people intend to get married, made in a church in Britain

bannsBrE /bænz/ 🔊NAmE /bænz/ 🔊 noun [plural] a public statement in church that two people intend to marry each other （教堂里的）结婚预告