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Definition: Surreption
Surreption
\Sur*rep"tion\, n. [L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf.
Subreption.]
1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner,
or by craft or stealth.
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Fame by surreption got
May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. --B.
Jonson.
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2. A coming unperceived or suddenly.
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