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MUMMERY
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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
Meaningless ceremonies and flattery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
flummery; mummery
Hypernyms ("mummery" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
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