Charlatanry

Charlatanry
Charlatanry Char"la*tan*ry, n. [F. charlatanrie, from It. ciarlataneria. See {Charlatan}.] Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism. [1913 Webster]

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