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Mummery

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Noun

1. flummery, mummery

meaningless ceremonies and flattery

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Mummery

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noun plural -meries
1. 
a performance by mummers
2. 
hypocritical or ostentatious ceremony

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Mummery

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmummeries Rare
1. 
performance by mummers
2. 
any display or ceremony regarded as pretentious or hypocritical

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Mummery

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n. pl. mum·mer·ies
1. A performance by mummers.
2.
a. Pretentious or hypocritical show or ceremony.
b. An act or instance of this.

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