Mummery Definition

mŭmə-rē
mummeries
noun
mummeries
Performance by mummers.
Webster's New World
Any display or ceremony regarded as pretentious or hypocritical.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mummery

Noun

Singular:
mummery
Plural:
mummeries

Origin of Mummery

  • French mommerie from Old French momer to wear a mask, pantomime

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French momerie, mommerie.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

MMUMUM

Words Ending With

YRYERY

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