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taboo
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noun
  1. An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
  2. (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
verb
  1. To mark as taboo.
  2. To ban.
  3. To avoid.
adjective
  1. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
    • Incest is a subject in most soap operas.
tabu
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noun (alternative spelling of, taboo)
teepee
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noun
  1. see tipi
tiki
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noun Tiki
  1. Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the south Pacific Ocean.
tipi
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noun
  1. a cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America
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