Subterfuge vs Paleolithic - What's the difference?
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(countable) An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and politics.
* 2010 , (Clare Vanderpool), (Moon Over Manifest)
*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
, author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter
, title=The British Longitude Act Reconsidered
, volume=100, issue=2, page=87
, magazine=(American Scientist)
(uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age.
Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
As a noun subterfuge
is (countable) an indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind refers especially to war and politics.As an adjective paleolithic is
often used more generally to suggest that something is extremely outdated.subterfuge
English
(wikipedia subterfuge)Noun
- Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident.
- How’s the spy hunt going? Uncovered any subterfuge ?
citation, passage=But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge —a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.}}