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surreptition.

The quality of being surreptitious: stealthiness, covertness; surreptitiousness.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃən/US/ˌsʌɹəpˈtɪʃən/US
  1. The quality of being surreptitious: stealthiness, covertness; surreptitiousness.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Subreption (act of obtaining by surprise, or by unfair representation through concealment).

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Sense 1, at least, is probably a back-formation from surreptitious; for sense 2, compare the cognate synonym subreption.

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