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In natural English speech, "sham" appears in contexts such as: "Romania over a drink Alexander tries to put us at ease by admitting to having helped organize half a dozen previous sham weddings in our wedding though she will take Center frame as the bride she talks". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Romania over a drink Alexander tries to put us at ease by admitting to having helped organize half a dozen previous

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adjective

Intended to deceive; false.

“It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.”

adjective

Counterfeit; unreal.

“For this young lady was not able to carry out any emotion to the full; but had a sham enthusiasm, a sham hatred, a sham love, a sham taste, a sham grief, each of which flared and shone very vehemently for an instant, but subsided and gave place to the next sham emotion.”

noun

A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.

“The time-share deal was a sham.”

noun

Trickery, hoaxing.

“A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.”

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