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 +[[Image:The Experts, 1837 by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps.jpg |thumb|200px|''[[The Experts]]'' ([[1837]]) by [[Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps]]]]
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 +A false or [[hypocritical]] profession, as, under ''pretense'' of friendliness; [[sham]], [[pretext]], [[claim]]; an effort to give some [[appearance]] or [[mislead]].
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 +*[[sham]] ''a [[substitution]], [[imitation]] or [[counterfeit]] purporting to be the real thing''
 +*[[affectation]] ''denotes [[deception]] for the sake of [[escape]] from punishment or an awkward situation''
 +*[[subterfuge]]
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A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness; sham, pretext, claim; an effort to give some appearance or mislead.

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