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prohibition

pro·hi·bi·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-uh-bish-uh n]
    • /ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ən/
    • /ˌprəʊ.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-uh-bish-uh n]
    • /ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ən/

Definitions of prohibition word

  • noun prohibition the act of prohibiting. 1
  • noun prohibition the legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption. 1
  • noun prohibition (often initial capital letter) the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the U.S. 1
  • noun prohibition a law or decree that forbids. 1
  • uncountable noun prohibition In the United States, Prohibition was the law that prevented the manufacture, sale, and transporting of alcoholic drinks between 1919 and 1933. Prohibition also refers to the period when this law existed. 0
  • countable noun prohibition A prohibition is a law or rule forbidding something. 0

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Origin of prohibition

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Latin prohibitiōn- (stem of prohibitiō). See prohibit, -ion

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Parts of speech for Prohibition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prohibition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for prohibition

noun prohibition

  • adjuration — a solemn charge or command
  • asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
  • brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
  • command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
  • coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)

Antonyms for prohibition

noun prohibition

  • accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
  • admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
  • approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
  • authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
  • canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.

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