forgery

CEFRC1

/ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A false copy or signature made to deceive people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.

Examples

  • It's clear that the passport is a forgery.

  • Those supposed photos of a UFO were finally debunked as an elaborate forgery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of forging metal into shape.

  2. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.

  3. An invention, creation.

More examples

In context

  • Eighteenth century, unless it's a forgery.

  • the forgery of a bond

  • the forgery of horseshoes

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Recorded since 1574; from forge + -ery, from Middle English forgen, via Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricārī (“to frame, construct, fabricate”), itself from fabrica (“workshop; construction”), from faber (“workman, smith”). (fake): Compare typologically Russian кова́рный (kovárnyj), кова́рство (kovárstvo), ко́зни (kózni) (akin to кова́ть (kovátʹ), ку́зница (kúznica)).