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verboten

ver·bo·ten

UK/ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/ US/fə-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

excluded from use or mention

  • “forbidden fruit”
  • “in our house dancing and playing cards were out”
  • “a taboo subject”

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden.

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