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1. punalua, n. View full entry 1860

...A form of group marriage in which a wife's sisters and a husband's brothers are also considered to be spouses....

2. taboo | tabu, adj. and n. View full entry 1777

...As originally used in Polynesia, Melanesia, New Zealand, etc.: Set apart for or consecrated to a special use or purpose; restricted to the use of a god, a king, priests, or chiefs,...

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