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  1. (Polynesian tabu, `forbidden') prohibition
  2. applied to magical and religious objects. In
  3. psychology and the social sciences the term
  4. refers to practices that are generally
  5. prohibited because of religious or social
  6. pressures; for example, incest is forbidden
  7. in most societies.
  8.