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noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: prohibition, inhibition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: action
noun
an official prohibition or edict against something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ban, banning, forbidding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prohibition
Narrower terms: test ban
History
From forbid + -ance.
Across languages
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