taboo avoidance

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Noun

taboo avoidance (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural taboo (e.g. because the older word has become vulgar, or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear)
    It is believed that Slavic *medvědь (bear, literally honey-eater) replaced an earlier word because of taboo avoidance.

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