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taboo
[adj] - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands 2. [n] - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature 3. [n] - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=taboo
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Ta·boo' noun A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [ Written also tabu... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/2
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Ta·boo' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tabooed ; present participle & verbal noun Tabooing .] To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/2
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Ta·boo' adjective [ Written also tapu .] [ Polynesian tabu , tapu , sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain pers... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/2
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Any negative tradition or behaviour that is generally regarded as harmful to social welfare and forbidden within a cultural or social group. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?taboo
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tabu adjective forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taboo
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tabu noun an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taboo
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tabu noun a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taboo
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(tă-boo´) any of the negative traditions, objects, or behaviors generally regarded as harmful to social welfare and therefore prohibited. excluded from use; prohibited. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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• (a.) Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties; interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be taboo. • (v. t.) To put under taboo; to forbid... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/taboo/
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the prohibition of an action or the use of an object based on ritualistic distinctions of them either as being sacred and consecrated or as being ... [23 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/2
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[drink] Taboo is a fruit-flavoured spirit made in the UK. Its main ingredients are vodka, white wine and exotic fruit juices. Its alcohol content is 14.9% (29.8 proof). Taboo was first put out on the market in 1988 by drinks company First Drink. However after a honeymoon period for the produ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(drink)
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[Claudia Christian album] Taboo is a studio album by American actress and musician Claudia Christian, released in 1998 by the label Zard Productions. Claudia Christian has also sung on Claudia Squared, Once Upon a Time, and The Be Five Both the lyrics and music were written by Christian, and... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(Claudia_Christian_album)
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[Wildstorm] Taboo is the name of a fictional character from the Wildstorm universe that first appeared in Backlash #1 in 1994, she quickly became a major supporting character in the series and Backlash`s main love interest. ==History== Born in Queens, New York, Amanda Reed`s mother died when... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(Wildstorm)
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[Buck-Tick album] Taboo is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on cassette, CD and as a two-record vinyl set (one is a blank picture disc) on January 18, 1989 through Victor Entertainment. Taboo was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(Buck-Tick_album)
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[1999 film] ==Plot summary== At the start of the movie, the young and handsome Kanō Sōzaburō is admitted to the Shinsengumi (新撰組), an elite samurai police group led by Kondō Isami that seeks to defend the shogunate against reformist forces. He is a very skilled swordsman, but it is... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(1999_film)
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[rapper] Jaime Luis Gómez (born July 14, 1975), better known by his stage name Taboo, is a Mexican American singer, actor, and rapper best known as a member of the group The Black Eyed Peas. ==Personal life== Taboo was born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, the son of Aurora Sifuen... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(rapper)
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[Boy George albums] Taboo is the name of two soundtrack albums for the Boy George hit stage musical, Taboo. The first, published in 2002, features the original West End cast, and a second album was published in 2004 featuring the original cast of the Broadway production. ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(Boy_George_albums)
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[disambiguation] A taboo is a social prohibition or ban. Taboo may also refer to: ==Music== == Film, television, and plays == == Literature == ==Other== == See also == ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(disambiguation)
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[musical] Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies (extensively rewritten for the Broadway production by Charles Busch), lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost. Set in an abandoned London warehouse, the partly imagined story of a group of club `names` set in the... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(musical)
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[game] Taboo is a word guessing party game published by Hasbro in 1989. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card. The game is similar to Catch Phrase, also fro... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_(game)
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A taboo is a vehement prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred or too accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake, under threat of supernatural punishment. Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies. The word has been somewhat expanded in... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo
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taboo or tabu (both: tăbOO', tu–) , prohibition of an act or the use of an object or word under pain of punishment. Originally a Polynesian word, taboo can apply to the sacred or consecrated or to the dangerous, unclean, and forbidden. A taboo can be placed on an object, person, plac... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0847574.html
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Taboo (tabu, tapu) is a Polynesian word meaning 'thou shall not....'. It is a system of prohibitions and an elaborate code of things which may not be done, touched or approached. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AT.HTM
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tă-bū′ Definitions: 1. Restricted, prohibited, or forbidden; set apart for religious or ceremonial purposes. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=89493
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