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Nouns
(n)
taboo
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tabu
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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(n)
taboo
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tabu
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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Verbs
(v)
taboo
declare as sacred and forbidden
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Adjectives
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forbidden
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out
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prohibited
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proscribed
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taboo
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tabu
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verboten
excluded from use or mention
“forbidden fruit”
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“in our house dancing and playing cards were out”
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“a taboo subject”
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(s)
taboo
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tabu
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
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