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Meaning of masquerade

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  masquerade
      n 1: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn:
           {masquerade}, {masquerade party}, {masque}, {mask}]
      2: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn:
         {fancy dress}, {masquerade}, {masquerade costume}]
      3: making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of
         wealth"
      v 1: take part in a masquerade
      2: pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is
         masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel
         is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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