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noun
Concealment, mystification, obfuscation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, rare, uncountable
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History
Coined in translation of Rabelais' works, from Middle French matagrabolisme, from matagraboliser (“mystify”). The first element is from Ancient Greek μάταιος (mátaios, “vain, futile”), but altered to assimilate to the prefix meta-, + French grabeler (“sift, examine closely, scrutinize”) + -isme.
