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Define the word Quackery

"Quackery" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Quackery \Quack"er*y\, n.; pl. Quackeries.
   The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false
   pretensions to any art; empiricism. --Carlyle.
   [1913 Webster]

"quackery" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

quackery
     n 1: medical practice and advice based on observation and
          experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: empiricism]
     2: the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: charlatanism]