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imposture

im·pos·ture [ im póschər ] (plural im·pos·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
deception: the act of pretending to be somebody else in order to trick people, or an occasion on which this is done

[Mid-16th century. Via French< late Latin impostura "a putting on" < Latin imponere (see impose)]
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