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MUMMERY

Dictionary entry overview: What does mummery mean?

• MUMMERY (noun)
The noun MUMMERY has 1 sense:

1. meaningless ceremonies and flattery

Familiarity information: MUMMERY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MUMMERY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Meaningless ceremonies and flattery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

mummery; flummery

Hypernyms ("mummery" is a kind of...):

bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)

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