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Word: Sham
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃam
Dialects: British English
Definition:
falsely present something as the truth
Short Definition:falsely present something as truth
Examples:- was he ill or was he shamming?
Word: Sham
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃam
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing that is not what it is purported to be
Short Definition:thing that is not what it is purported to be
Examples:- our current free health service is a sham
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