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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

A conceit

"The Trumpian rampage through the international order has been particularly challenging for Britain, which clings to a conceit that it has a special bond with the United States."

(The Guardian.)

What is the exact meaning of the noun "conceit" in the sentence above? Is it "excessive pride" or "a metaphor"?

  

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com/definition/us/conceit : A fanciful notion.

— GPY

  • com/definition/us/conceit : A fanciful notion.
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