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Meaning of surreptition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃən/

Definitions

  1. The quality of being surreptitious: stealthiness, covertness; surreptitiousness.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Subreption (act of obtaining by surprise, or by unfair representation through concealment).
    uncountable, usually

Examples

“They have found a way to continue drinking both furiously and yet with a certain degree of surreptition. The Australians near to the fence slice through the bonds keeping the wrists of the Tommies strapped to the posts. The first couple of ...”
“We will propose a model that tries to apply ideas taken from the way plants, animals, and human societies have used surreptition to protect themselves against attackers to the way we can protect software from attack.”
“If any order shall be made, and the court not informed of the last material order formerly made, no benefit shall be taken by such order, as granted by abuse and surreptition, and to that end the registers ought duly to mention the former ...”

CEFR level

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

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