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flattery
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[ˈflat(ə)ri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests
(e.g: she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to flat
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