"buffoonry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: buffoonries [plural]
Etymology: From buffoon + -ry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|buffoon|ry}} buffoon + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} buffoonry (countable and uncountable, plural buffoonries)
  1. Archaic form of buffoonery. Tags: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: buffoonery
    Sense id: en-buffoonry-en-noun-NrJElHtf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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