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prohibition

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibiti?.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p???(h)??b???n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?p?o?(h)??b???n/
  • Rhymes: -???n
  • Hyphenation: pro?hi?bi?tion

Noun

prohibition (countable and uncountable, plural prohibitions)

  1. An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
  2. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
  3. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.

Synonyms

  • forbode

Antonyms

  • permission

Related terms

  • prohibit

Translations


French

Etymology

First attested in Old French, borrowed from Latin prohibiti?

Pronunciation

Noun

prohibition f (plural prohibitions)

  1. prohibition
    1. (specifically) prohibition of alcohol

Related terms

  • prohiber

Further reading

  • “prohibition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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restrictions

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???st??k??nz/
  • Hyphenation: re?stric?tions

Noun

restrictions

  1. plural of restriction
    Restrictions may apply.

French

Noun

restrictions f

  1. plural of restriction

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