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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Recorded since recorded 1574; from the verb to [[forge]], from {{etyl|enm}}, via Anglo-French [[forger]] from {{etyl|fro}} [[forgier]], from {{etyl|la}} [[fabricari]] "to frame, construct, fabricate", itself from [[fabrica]] 'workshop; construction', from [[faber]] 'workman, smith'
{{etyl|fr}} ''[[forgerie]]''


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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# The act of [[forging]] [[metal]] into [[shape]].
# The act of [[forging]] [[metal]] into [[shape]].
# The act of forging, [[fabricating]], or [[producing]] [[falsely]]; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.
# The act of forging, [[fabricating]], or [[producing]] [[falsely]]; especially the crime of [[fraudulently]] making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.
# That which is [[forge]]d, [[fabricate]]d, falsely [[devise]]d, or [[counterfeit]]ed.
# That which is [[forge]]d, [[fabricate]]d, falsely [[devise]]d or [[counterfeit]]ed.
# {{Archaic}} An [[invention]], creation

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====Related terms====
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* [[forger]]


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
* [[counterfeit]]
* [[counterfeit]]
* [[fake]]
* [[fake]]

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====Derived terms====
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* [[forger]]


====Translations====
====Translations====
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{{trans-top|the act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely}}
{{trans-top|the act of forging, fabricating or producing falsely}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{zh-ts|[[偽]][[造]]|[[伪]][[造]]}} ([[wěi]][[zhào]])
*: Mandarin: {{zh-ts|[[偽]][[造]]|[[伪]][[造]]}} ([[wěi]][[zhào]])
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* Serbian: [[krivotvorina]]
* Serbian: [[krivotvorina]]
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{{trans-see|invention}}


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* {{ttbc|French}}: [[contrefaçon]], [[falsification]], [[faux]]
* {{ttbc|French}}: [[contrefaçon]], [[falsification]], [[faux]], [[invention]]
* {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[falso]]
* {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[falso]]
* {{ttbc|Japanese}}:
* {{ttbc|Japanese}}:

Revision as of 11:12, 19 August 2009

English

Etymology

Recorded since recorded 1574; from the verb to forge, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English, via Anglo-French forger from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French forgier, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fabricari "to frame, construct, fabricate", itself from fabrica 'workshop; construction', from faber 'workman, smith'

Pronunciation

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Noun

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forgery (plural forgeries)

  1. The act of forging metal into shape.
  2. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.
  3. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
  4. Template:Archaic An invention, creation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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