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noun, masculine

subterfuge

/syp.tɛʁ.fyʒ/

noun, masculine/syp.tɛʁ.fyʒ/plural: subterfuges

subterfuge

Synonyms: stratagème

From Middle French subterfuge m, borrowed from Medieval Latin subterfugium n, from Latin subterfugiō (“to flee secretly”), from subter (“under”) and fugio (“to flee”).

subterfuge — French Dictionary | Passage