quackery Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
empiricism.
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noun the dishonesty of a charlatan
charlatanism.
WordNet
Quack"er*y noun
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Definitions
The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. Carlyle.
