DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
prohibition
/,proʊə'bɪʃən/ · proʊəbɪʃən
Prohibition has 4 syllables: pro · hi · bi · tion.
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noun. The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment.
noun. A decree that prohibits something.
noun. The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof).
noun. A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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