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How to pronounce “taboo”
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Pronunciation guide for taboo
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of taboo with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Stuff of Thought
when people use or hear a taboo word? The main generalization is the taboo words activate
- Definition summary
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
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How to pronounce taboo
The Stuff of Thought
when people use or hear a taboo word? The main generalization is the taboo words activate
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “taboo”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- [Adjective]
- Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
- Culturally forbidden.
- [Verb]
- To mark as taboo.
- To ban.
- To avoid.
Practice Nearby Words
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