SUBREPTION


Meaning of SUBREPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)səb-ˈrep-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin subreption-, subreptio, from Latin, act of stealing, from subripere, surripere to take away secretly — more at surreptitious

Date: 1600

: a deliberate misrepresentation ; also : an inference drawn from it

• sub·rep·ti·tious ˌsəb-ˌrep-ˈti-shəs adjective

• sub·rep·ti·tious·ly adverb

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