charlatanries

charlatanries
'char·la·tan·ry || 'ʃɑrlətənrɪ /'ʃɑːl- n. fraud, deception, quackery

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  • charlatanry — /shahr leuh tn ree/, n., pl. charlatanries. charlatanism. [1630 40; CHARLATAN + RY] * * * …   Universalium

  • charlatan — [shär′lə tən] n. [Fr < It ciarlatano, a quack < cerretano, one who cries out in the market place < VL cerretanus, seller of papal indulgences at Cerreto, town in Italy: infl. by It ciarlare, to prate] a person who pretends to have expert …   English World dictionary

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