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effrontery
effrontery definition
ef·fron·tery (e frunt′ər ē, i-)
noun
- unashamed boldness; impudence; audacity; presumption
- pl. effronteries -·ter·ies an act or instance of this
Etymology: Fr effronterie < effronté, shameless, bold < L effrons, barefaced, shameless < ex-, from + frons, forehead: see front
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