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charade

[shuh-reyd, shuh-rahd]

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noun

(used with a singular verb)��charades, a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
a word or phrase acted out in this game.
a blatant pretense or deception, especially something so full of pretense as to be a travesty.

charade

/ ʃəˈ��ɑː�� /

noun

an episode or act in the game of charades
an absurd act; travesty

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charade¹

1770–80; < French < Provençal charrad ( o ) entertainment, equivalent to charr ( á ) to chat, chatter (from imitative root) + -ado -ade ¹

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In the end the sheriff's conclusion was that the Arthur Knight charade was "implausible" and "fanciful".

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Writer and performer Sandra Tsing Loh had the honors Sunday, and she gamely followed the script’s instructions as though presiding over an evening of charades that an oracle had dreamed up in advance.

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Her character bring these qualities that almost threaten to disrupt the entire charade.

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"This predetermined charade is played out after 'consultation' with those outside the room - namely the government-appointed commissioner Max Caller, who is directly under your department and your authority," she said.

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Mistaken identity is a central conceit of the genre, and FastHorse takes this charade to another intellectual level.

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