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mummery

 
Dictionary: mum·mer·y
(mŭm'ə-rē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ies.
  1. A performance by mummers.
  2. A pretentious or hypocritical show or ceremony.

[French mommerie, from Old French momer, to wear a mask, pantomime.]


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a performance by mummers (pantomimes); a ridiculous, hypocritical or pretentious ceremony
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: meaningless ceremonies and flattery
  Synonym: flummery


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - maskerade, pantomime

Nederlands (Dutch)
maskerade, pantomime, komedie

Français (French)
n. - (Théât) mimodrame, momerie (péj)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mummenschanz, Pantomime

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παντομίμα

Italiano (Italian)
mascherata, pantomima

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pantomima (f)

Русский (Russian)
ритуальное представление, пантомима, фиглярство

Español (Spanish)
n. - mascarada, farsa, pantomima

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pantomim, maskspel, narrspel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
哑剧表演, 可笑的仪式

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 啞劇表演, 可笑的儀式

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무언극, 허례

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無言劇, ばかげた儀式, 虚礼

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تهريج, سخافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טקס מגוחך (בעיקר דתי), הצגה פנטומימאית במסכה‬


 
 
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