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tabu in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. excluded from use or mention
    "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
    forbidden  out  prohibited  proscribed  taboo  tabu  verboten 
  2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
    taboo  tabu 
noun
  1. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
    taboo  tabu 
  2. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
    taboo  tabu 
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