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Meaning of banes
noun
- A cause of misery or death. Example: the bane of one's existence
- Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
- A killer, murderer, slayer.
- Destruction; death.
- A disease of sheep.
verb
- To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
- To be the bane of.
noun
- Bone
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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