MUMMERY


Meaning of MUMMERY in English

/mum"euh ree/ , n. , pl. mummeries .

1. the performance of mummers.

2. any performance, ceremony, etc., regarded as absurd, false, or ostentatious.

[ 1520-30; MUMMER + -Y 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .