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Word: Taboo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden’; introduced into English by Captain James Cook
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
təˈbuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing
Short Definition:social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting particular practice
Examples:- many taboos have developed around physical exposure
- the use of violence must remain a taboo in our society
- Freud applies his notion of taboo in three ways
Variant Forms:
- tabu
Word: Taboo
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
təˈbuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
place under a taboo
Short Definition:place under taboo
Examples:- traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period
Variant Forms:
- tabu
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