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n a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature n an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversio…

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  1. n a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature n an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion v declare as sacred and forbidden