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mummery

noun (plural mummeries)

«mummery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Mummery is a silly, pointless ritual or show, with too much pretence and fuss. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a council or king holds a strange ceremony, and a character asks what it all means

Examples

"What is all this mummery?" asked the Councillor. tree →
The old ritual was just mummery to him. tree →
Stop the mummery and tell me the truth. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it names a ceremony, not an amount.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mummery» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«mummery» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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