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trickery

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪ.kə.ɹi/

The English word “trickery” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
  2. The art of dressing up; imposture, pretense.
  3. Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.

Etymology

From trick + -ery, first recorded in 1719.

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