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mummery

noun
mum·​mery | \ ˈmÉ™-mÉ™-rÄ“ How to pronounce mummery (audio) \
plural mummeries

Definition of mummery

1 : a performance by mummers
2 : a ridiculous, hypocritical, or pretentious ceremony or performance

First Known Use of mummery

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for mummery

Middle French momerie, from momer

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