escamoterie

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noun

cheat; deception

OriginFrench escamoterie →
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Meanings

nounescamoterie (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablecheat; deception

Origin

  1. Frenchescamoterie
  2. Englishescamoterie

Borrowed from French escamoterie.

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APA

escamoterie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escamoterie

MLA

“escamoterie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escamoterie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escamoterie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escamoterie.

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