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pious fraud

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
pi-ous fraud
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of innocent deceit, technically using the methods of a fraudster but for an honest, honorable purpose.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person involved in such a fraud.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Latin pia fraus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pious frauds (plural)

Questions

What does pious fraud mean?
An act of innocent deceit, technically using the methods of a fraudster but for an honest, honorable purpose.
Where does pious fraud come from?
Calque of Latin pia fraus.

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