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imposition
English
Etymology
From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m.p??z???n/
Noun
imposition (countable and uncountable, plural impositions)
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.
- (printing) Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
- (religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
- (Britain) A task imposed on a student as punishment.
Synonyms
- (act of imposing and the like): imposure, infliction, obtrusion
- (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined): burden, charge, enjoinder, injunction, tax
- (excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction): cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture, trick
Translations
References
- imposition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- imposition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
imposition f (plural impositions)
- imposition (all senses)
Middle English
Noun
imposition
- Alternative form of imposicioun
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trickery
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Old French tricherie?”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /t??.k?.?i/
Noun
trickery (countable and uncountable, plural trickeries)
- (uncountable) Deception or underhanded behavior.
- (uncountable) The art of dressing up; imposture.
- (uncountable) Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.
- (countable) An instance of deception, underhanded behavior, dressing up, imposture, artifice, etc.
- 1898, Bret Harte, "See UP" in Stories in Light and Shadow:
- The miners found diversions even in his alleged frauds and trickeries . . . and were fond of relating with great gusto his evasion of the Foreign Miners' Tax.
- 1898, Bret Harte, "See UP" in Stories in Light and Shadow:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:deception
Translations
References
- trickery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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