Shams

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sham form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Arabic.
  2. 2
    plural of Sham form-of, plural

Synonyms

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bed covercharlatancounterfeitdecorative coverfabricatefake

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"He is not so much a humorist as a satirist of the Thackeray type — unsparing in his denunciation of shams, affectations, and flimsy pretences of all kinds."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *śamš- Arabic شَمْس (šams)bor. English Shams Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams).

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