contrefaçon

French

Etymology

Based on the verb contrefaire. Composed of contre- +‎ façon (the latter taken as a noun counterpart to faire).

Pronunciation

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  (file)

Noun

contrefaçon f (plural contrefaçons)

1. counterfeit; forgery (a fake)
2. counterfeiting; forgery (the action of faking something)

Further reading

• “contrefaçon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.