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| for·bid·den [ fər bídd'n, fawr bídd'n ] |
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1. not permitted: not allowed by order of somebody or by law
 That's a forbidden subject in this company.
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2. out of bounds: to which entry is not allowed, or allowed only to a specific person or group of people
 This part of the temple was forbidden to everybody except the high priest.
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3. physics improbable or disallowed as energy level: describes an energy level or transition in a quantum mechanical system that is either highly improbable or disobeys selection rules and is therefore not allowed
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