"affrontery" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: affront + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|affront|ery}} affront + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} affrontery (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of effrontery Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: effrontery
    Sense id: en-affrontery-en-noun-n0wr26Pi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 66 34
  2. An affront Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-affrontery-en-noun-NvKhym1~

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