Surreption

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Surreption \Sur*rep"tion\, n. [L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf.
     {Subreption}.]
     1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner,
        or by craft or stealth.
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              Fame by surreption got
              May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. --B.
                                                    Jonson.
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     2. A coming unperceived or suddenly.
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