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English Dictionary: tabu	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tabu adj forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands Synonym(s): taboo, tabu excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" Synonym(s): forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten n a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature Synonym(s): taboo, tabu an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion Synonym(s): taboo, tabu
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taboo \Ta*boo"\, n. 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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taboo \Ta*boo"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tabooing}.] To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [Written also {tabu}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tabu \Ta*bu"\, n. & v. See {Taboo}.