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mountebankism

mountebankism noun: the practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.

Noun

mountebankism (countable and uncountable, plural mountebankisms)

  1. (archaic) The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.

Forms of mountebankism

pluralmountebankisms

Origin of mountebankism

From mountebank + -ism.

Questions about mountebankism

What does mountebankism mean?
Mountebankism means the practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
What part of speech is mountebankism?
Mountebankism is a noun.
What is the plural of mountebankism?
The plural of mountebankism is mountebankisms.

Words near mountebankism in the dictionary

  1. mountebanked
  2. mountebankeries
  3. mountebankery
  4. mountebanking
  5. mountebankish
  6. mountebankism
  7. mountebankisms
  8. mountebanks
  9. mounted
  10. mounted a horse foaled by an acorn
  11. Mounted Cornet

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