🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

proibição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: proibição

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prohibition/ˌproʊɪˈbɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A proibição do uso de celulares na escola é necessária."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action of forbidding something, especially by law.

    "The strict prohibition of alcohol led to a rise in smuggling."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'prohibition' originates from the Latin 'prohibitio', which means 'to forbid'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, reflecting societal and legal contexts of restricting certain behaviors or substances.

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