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单词 knavigation
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knavigationn.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: knave n., navigation n.
Etymology: Humorous blend of knave n. and navigation n.
Obsolete. rare.
A statement or story that is characteristic of a knave, esp. in being dishonest or fraudulent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > an invention, fiction, story
fablec1300
fantasy1362
feigning1388
invention?a1513
story?1531
finctionc1540
figment1577
fingure1593
fiction1599
knavigation1613
flam1632
gun1720
novel1764
fabrication1790
fudge1797
gag1805
myth1840
make-up1844
concoction1885
fictionalization1954
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. viii. 693 For my part, I wish so well to Nauigation and discoueries, that I could wish such complaints to be but calumnies, and to be the knavigations of false discouerers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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