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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows;

2. a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puppetry \Pup"pet*ry\, n. Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation. [1913 Webster] Puppetry of the English laws of divorce. --Chambers. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

puppetry n 1: the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows 2: a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)