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Forbidden

For-bid′den

,
Adj.
Prohibited; interdicted.
I know no spells, use no
forbidden
arts.
Milton.
Forbidden fruit
.
(a)
Any coveted unlawful pleasure, – so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.
(b)
(Bot.)
A small variety of shaddock (
Citrus decumana
). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.

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forbidden

forbidden

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Adjective

forbidden (comparative more forbidden, superlative most forbidden)

  1. not allowed.
    • 1999, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind, page 276
      This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.

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forbidden

  1. past participle of forbid