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- [fawr-juh-ree, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔː.dʒər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-juh-ree, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of forgery word
- noun plural forgery the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name. 1
- noun plural forgery the production of a spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a coin, a painting, or the like. 1
- noun plural forgery something, as a coin, a work of art, or a writing, produced by forgery. 1
- noun plural forgery an act of producing something forged. 1
- noun plural forgery Archaic. invention; artifice. 1
- noun forgery The action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art. 1
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Origin of forgery
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; forge1 + -ery
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Parts of speech for Forgery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forgery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forgery
noun forgery
- imposition — the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- pseudo — not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
- phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
Antonyms for forgery
noun forgery
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
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