proscription

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Homophones

prescription /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

Freq #337812

Meanings

1

noun
An official ban or prohibition on something.

The new rules included a strict proscription against smoking indoors.
2

noun
The act of condemning or outlawing a person, often forcing them into exile.

Many citizens fled during the proscription of the rebel leaders.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an official ban or... prohibition forbidding

2 noun · the act of condemning or... banishment condemnation

Word family

Forms proscriptions

Derived forms deproscriptionproscriptionalproscriptionist

Related forms proscribe proscriptiveproscriptively

Etymology

From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).

*per- Proto-Indo-European proscripcion Middle English prōscrīptiō Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# proscription

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 337812

## Meanings
1. An official ban or prohibition on something.
2. The act of condemning or outlawing a person, often forcing them into exile.

## Examples
- The new rules included a strict proscription against smoking indoors.
- Many citizens fled during the proscription of the rebel leaders.

## Derived Forms
- deproscription
- proscriptional
- proscriptionist

## Related Forms
- proscribe
- proscriptive
- proscriptively

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: proscripcion
- Root: prōscrīptiō

## Etymology
From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).

## AI Etymology
Proscription is from Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”). Important recorded forms include *per- (Proto-Indo-European), proscripcion (Middle English), and prōscrīptiō (Latin). Current senses include an official ban or prohibition on something and the act of condemning or outlawing a person, often forcing them into exile. The wider family includes derived forms such as deproscription, proscriptional, and proscriptionist and related words such as proscribe, proscriptive, and proscriptively.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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