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sycophancy

Summary

sycophancy ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,301 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sycophant is named after sycophancy[2].
  • sycophancy is a type of human activity[3].
  • sycophancy's Commons category is recorded as Sycophancy[4].
  • sycophancy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • sycophancy's practiced by is recorded as sycophant[6].

Body

Definition and Type

sycophancy is a type of human activity[3].

Origins

sycophant is named after sycophancy[2].

Why It Matters

sycophancy ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,301 views/month).[1] sycophancy is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → sycophant
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → human activity
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538807905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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