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Meaning of phenakism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

deception; trickery.

dated

Examples

“The people of England are at once too discerning and too truth-loving to tolerate a system of phenakism and reserve, whether in the interest of Popery or infidelity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

phenakistiscope phenakistoscope phenakite phenalene phenalenone phenalgin

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