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QUACKERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

Synonyms:

empiricism; quackery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("quackery" is a kind of...):

medical practice (the practice of medicine)

Derivation:

quack (act as a medical quack or a charlatan)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The dishonesty of a charlatan

Synonyms:

charlatanism; quackery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("quackery" is a kind of...):

dishonesty; knavery (lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing)

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