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fakement

fakement noun: a forgery; something faked.

Noun

fakement (plural fakements)

  1. (archaic) A forgery; something faked.
    • Such a ‘fakement,’ professionally filled up and put into the hands of an experienced lurker, will bring the ‘amanuensis,’ or ‘screever,’ two guineas at least, and the proceeds of such an expedition have in many cases averaged 60l. per week.1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861

Forms of fakement

pluralfakements

Origin of fakement

From fake + -ment.

Questions about fakement

What does fakement mean?
Fakement means a forgery; something faked.
What part of speech is fakement?
Fakement is a noun.
What is the plural of fakement?
The plural of fakement is fakements.

Words near fakement in the dictionary

  1. fakellakia
  2. fakeloo
  3. fakelore
  4. fakely
  5. fakemail
  6. fakement
  7. fakements
  8. fakemoder
  9. fakemoders
  10. Fakemon
  11. faken

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