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Word: Charade
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French, from modern Provençal charrado ‘conversation’, from charra ‘chatter’, perhaps of imitative origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃəˈrɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance
Short Definition:absurd pretence intended to create pleasant or respectable appearance
Examples:- talk of unity was nothing more than a charade
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