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banning vs prohibition

prohibition vs banning

banning and prohibition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
banning Yes No No No
prohibition Yes No No No
As nouns, prohibition is a hypernym of banning; that is, prohibition is a word with a broader meaning than banning:
  • banning: an official prohibition or edict against something
  • prohibition: refusal to approve or assent to
banning (noun) prohibition (noun)
an official prohibition or edict against something the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
a decree that prohibits something
refusal to approve or assent to
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Difference between banning and prohibition

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