fakement

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noun

A forgery; something faked.

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Meanings

nounfakement (plural fakements)

plural fakements

  1. archaicA forgery; something faked.

    Such a ‘fakement,’ professionally filled up and put into the hands of an experienced lurker, will bring the ‘amanuensis,’ or ‘screever,’ two guineas at least, and the proceeds of such an expedition have in many cases averaged 60l. per week.

    1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861

Origin

From fake + -ment.

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APA

fakement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakement

MLA

“fakement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fakement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakement.

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