taboo
societal or cultural prohibition
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Summary
taboo ranks in the top 0.78% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,637 views/month, #608 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: human behavior[2], custom[3], convention[4]
- Part of: psychological terminology[5], clan[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taboo[7]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[14], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[15]
- Different from: Tabu[16]
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Influence
Things named for taboo include Taboo[17], a film[18], directed by Kirdy Stevens[19] and Tabú[20], a single[21].
Why It Matters
taboo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] taboo is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for taboo include Taboo[17], a film[18], directed by Kirdy Stevens[19] and Tabú[20], a single[21].