## Meanings
1. The act of officially forbidding something.
2. A rule or order that forbids something.
3. The period in the United States (1920–1933) when making and selling alcohol was banned.

## Examples
- The new law introduced a prohibition on plastic bags.
- There is a strict prohibition against cameras in the courtroom.
- During Prohibition, many bars operated secretly.

## Synonyms
- forbode

## Antonyms
- permission

## Derived Forms
- antiprohibition
- nonprohibition
- prohibitional
- prohibitionism
- prohibitionist
- prohibitionistic
- reprohibition

## Related Forms
- prohibit
- prohibitionary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prohibicion
- Root: prohibitiō

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Prohibition comes from Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion. The historical chain includes prohibicion (Old French), prohibitiō (Latin). In present-day English it covers the act of officially forbidding something, a rule or order that forbids something, and the period in the United States (1920–1933) when making and selling alcohol was banned. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiprohibition, nonprohibition, prohibitional, prohibitionism, prohibitionist and related forms such as prohibit, prohibitionary.

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