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spuriousness

[spyoor-ee-uhs]

spu·ri·ous

[spyoor-ee-uhs]
adjective
1.
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
2.
Biology. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
3.
of illegitimate birth; bastard.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin spurius bastard, perhaps < Etruscan; see -ous

spu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
spu·ri·ous·ness, noun
non·spu·ri·ous, adjective
non·spu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
non·spu·ri·ous·ness, noun
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un·spu·ri·ous, adjective
un·spu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
un·spu·ri·ous·ness, noun
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1. false, sham, bogus, mock, feigned, phony; meretricious, deceitful.


1. genuine.

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Spuriousness is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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spurious (ˈspjʊərɪəs)
 
adj
1.  not genuine or real
2.  (of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; false: a spurious fruit
3.  (of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc
4.  rare illegitimate
 
[C17: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birth]
 
'spuriously
 
adv
 
'spuriousness
 
n

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