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charade(dictionary)

charade (iou)



charade noun. L18.

A written or (now usu.) acted clue from which a syllable of a word or a complete word is to be guessed. L18.
b. (In pl. usu. treated as sing.) A game of guessing words from such clues. M19.
fig. An absurd pretence. L19.