Definition of SURREPTITION

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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