surreptition
Plural: surreptitions
Noun
- The quality of being surreptitious: stealthiness, covertness; surreptitiousness.
- Subreption (act of obtaining by surprise, or by unfair representation through concealment).
Origin / Etymology
Sense 1, at least, is probably a back-formation from surreptitious; for sense 2, compare the cognate synonym subreption.
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