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bannister
 
Noun bannister has 2 senses
  1. Bannister, Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister - English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
    --1 is a kind of four-minute man
  2. bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
    --2 is a kind of barrier
    --2 is a part of balcony
    --2 has parts: baluster; railing, rail
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