mountebankism

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noun

The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.

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Meanings

nounmountebankism (countable and uncountable, plural mountebankisms)

plural mountebankisms

  1. archaiccountableuncountableThe practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.

Origin

From mountebank + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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