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espionages

espionages is the plural of espionage.

Meaning of espionage

Noun

espionage (countable and uncountable, plural espionages)

  1. The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
    • So intolerable did Heavy Benson's espionage become, that Raynham would have grown depopulated of its womankind had not Adrian interfered, who pointed out to the Baronet what a fearful arm his butler was wielding.1859, George Meredith, chapter 16, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    spying

Questions about espionages

What is espionages the plural of?
Espionages is the plural of espionage.

Words near espionages in the dictionary

  1. Espinosa
  2. Espins
  3. espiocrat
  4. espiocrats
  5. espionage
  6. espionages
  7. Espiritu
  8. Espiritu Santo
  9. Espiritus
  10. Espitia
  11. Espitias

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