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taboo
Definition:
(nou) a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature (nou) an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Phonetic Transcription:
təˈbuː
Examples:
Second, the taboo has a proscription.
But the mention of the steatosis of the liver is still a taboo.
Frequently, the stories test the limits of taboo.
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