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FORBIDDEN FRUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("forbidden fruit" is a kind of...):
enticement; temptation (something that seduces or has the quality to seduce)
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