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charlatanism

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
charlatan /ˈʃɑːlət(ə)n/

▶noun a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.

– derivatives
charlatanism noun,
charlatanry noun.

– origin C17 (denoting an itinerant seller of supposed remedies): from Fr., from Ital. ciarlatano, from ciarlare ‘to babble’.

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