was wotd|2007|November|27
English
Etymology
From LL. term|spurius||illegitimate, bastardly|langla < term|spurcus||foul, base, low|langla
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�spj��.ri.�s/
a|US IPA|/�spj�r.i.�s/
audio|en-us-spurious.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��ri�s
Adjective
en-adj|-
- false, not authentic, not genuine
- archaic bastardly, illegitimate
Synonyms
sense|false counterfeit, fake, false
Antonyms
sense|false genuine, representative
Derived terms
spuriously
spuriousness
Translations
trans-top|false
Bulgarian: �ал�ив
Finnish: väärennetty, väärä
German: unecht
Indonesian: palsu, tiru|tiruan
Korean: 거��, ����, �조�
trans-mid
Norwegian: falsk, uekte
Spanish: falso, mentira
Swedish: falsk, förfalskad
trans-bottom
et:spurious
fr:spurious
io:spurious
id:spurious
pt:spurious
te:spurious
vi:spurious
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