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charades
noun(cha-rade)
a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun)
charades
noun(cha-rade)
a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
charades
noun(cha-rade)
an empty or deceptive act or pretense

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