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taboo, n.
(taboos)
more info an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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taboo tabu
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info 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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taboo tabu
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (region)