"don'ts" meaning in English

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      "word": "dos"
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      "word": "do's"
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "dos and don'ts"
        },
        {
          "word": "do's and don'ts"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1916, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter VIII, in Just David",
          "text": "With the coming of Monday arrived a new life for David—a curious life full of \"don'ts\" and \"dos.\" David wondered sometimes why all the pleasant things were \"don'ts\" and all the unpleasant ones \"dos.\"",
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          "text": "1998, M.T., A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0312181825&id=Dp6qNakZB4wC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=don%27ts&sig=mtjEdxGprrddoWAZp8PypObyAng\nI don’t like “don’ts.” I like “dos.” I think “don’ts” have a way of being self-defeating."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Jerry Zeyu Gao et al., Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-Based Software,",
          "text": "[...] many ad hoc dos and particularly don’ts may exist. More importantly, not all don’ts are publicized or even known. In fact, many unknown don’ts may exist.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "text": "2003, T.J. Tomasi and Kathryn Maloney, The 30-Second Golf Swing, http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0060520205&id=CqjlPNYFUqcC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=don%27ts&sig=gMGXx_AUO7zNrEv89P_pxkRIHRs\nDon’t hit it left....\nDon’t hit it in the water....\nPlaying by don’ts won’t get the job done."
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        {
          "word": "don't"
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        "plural of don't"
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  "word": "don'ts"
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dos"
    },
    {
      "word": "do's"
    }
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    {
      "word": "dos and don'ts"
    },
    {
      "word": "do's and don'ts"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1916, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter VIII, in Just David",
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          "text": "1998, M.T., A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0312181825&id=Dp6qNakZB4wC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=don%27ts&sig=mtjEdxGprrddoWAZp8PypObyAng\nI don’t like “don’ts.” I like “dos.” I think “don’ts” have a way of being self-defeating."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Jerry Zeyu Gao et al., Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-Based Software,",
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