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Meaning of PROHIBITORY

Pronunciation:  prow'hibi`towree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"
 
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 Synonyms: preventative, preventive, prohibitive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pro*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. prohibitorius.]
Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying
prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory
price.
{Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}.
 

 

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