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surreption

US/səˌɹɛpˈʃən/

surreption noun: the obtaining of something in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth.

Noun

surreption (plural surreptions)

  1. The obtaining of something in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth.
    • Fame by surreption got / May stead us for the time, but lasteth not.1610, Ben Jonson, The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers
  2. (obsolete) An unperceived or sudden arrival.

surreption meaning in Tamil

surreption in Tamil

கள்ளத்தனமாகச் செல்லுகை

Forms of surreption

pluralsurreptions

Origin of surreption

From Latin surreptio, or subreptio. Compare subreption.

Questions about surreption

What does surreption mean?
Surreption means the obtaining of something in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth.
What is surreption in Tamil?
Surreption in Tamil is கள்ளத்தனமாகச் செல்லுகை. See Surreption meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is surreption?
Surreption is a noun.
How do you pronounce surreption?
Surreption is pronounced /səˌɹɛpˈʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of surreption?
The plural of surreption is surreptions.

Words near surreption in the dictionary

  1. surrendries
  2. surrendring
  3. surrendry
  4. surreplies
  5. surreply
  6. surreption
  7. surreptions
  8. surreptition
  9. surreptitious
  10. surreptitious advertisement
  11. surreptitious advertisements

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Adapted from Wiktionary: surreption (page history and authors); surreption (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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