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duperies

duperies is the plural of dupery.

Meaning of dupery

Noun

dupery (countable and uncountable, plural duperies)

  1. The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
    • Quackery and dupery do abound; in religions, above all in the more advanced decaying stages of religions.1840, Thomas Carlyle, chapter 1, in Heroes and Hero Worship
    Synonyms:
    deception, trickery

Questions about duperies

What is duperies the plural of?
Duperies is the plural of dupery.

Words near duperies in the dictionary

  1. duped
  2. Dupee
  3. Dupees
  4. duper
  5. duper's delight
  6. duperies
  7. dupers
  8. dupery
  9. dupes
  10. dupiaza
  11. dupiazas

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