- (n.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
- (n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "ostracism" http://smartdefine.org/ostracism/definitions/2039827 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "ostracism" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ostracism/definitions/2039827> |