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- pronunciation:
- pro
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of prohibiting.
The prohibition of tobacco smoking in all public buildings took place last year.- synonyms:
- ban, embargo, proscription, taboo
- antonyms:
- permission
- similar words:
- boycott, constraint, exclusion, injunction, law, limit, prevention, restriction, taboo
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| definition 2: |
a law that prohibits something.
Environmentalists are working for the prohibition of these dangerous products.- antonyms:
- permission
- similar words:
- ban, taboo
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| definition 3: |
a legal ban on the production, transport, sale, or possession of alcoholic beverages.
Prohibition made the sale of alcohol illegal.Prohibition caused some breweries to close, while others turned to the sale of yeast and non-alcoholic beverages. |
| definition 4: |
(often cap.) the period from 1920 to 1933 during which such a ban was in effect in the United States.
During Prohibition, clubs and bars called "speakeasies" sold illegal alcoholic beverages.- similar words:
- abstention, abstinence, temperance
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| related words: |
abstention, abstinence, boycott, embargo, exclusion, law |
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