"supercherie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /suːˌpəːʃəˈɹiː/ [UK] Forms: supercheries [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French supercherie, itself borrowed from Italian soperchieria. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|supercherie}} Middle French supercherie, {{der|en|it|soperchieria}} Italian soperchieria Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} supercherie (countable and uncountable, plural supercheries)
  1. (obsolete) Foul play; an attack made by deceit. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-supercherie-en-noun-FvIynBys
  2. (now chiefly in French contexts) Deception, deceit; an instance of fraud. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-supercherie-en-noun-XdCXlZPF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: superchery, superchiery

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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