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Meaning of quidnuncery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Behaviour of a quidnunc; irresponsible rumourmongering.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“The cry so often raised abroad during the crisis of the Dreyfus case, that the military was overriding the civil power, was the veriest quidnuncery.”
“Built on hearsay, scandal, and downright fabrications, this volume, a veritable handbook of quidnuncery, is as much a work of fiction...”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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