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Adjective tabu has 2 senses
- taboo, tabu - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Antonym: profane (indirect, via sacred)
- forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
Antonym: permissible (indirect, via impermissible)
Noun tabu has 2 senses
- taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
--1 is a kind of bias, prejudice, preconception
- taboo, tabu - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
--2 is a kind of inhibition
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