inauthentic

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inauthentic

/ˌɪnɔːˈθɛn.tɪk/ UK
/ˌɪnɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ US
/ˌɪnɑˈθɛn.tɪk/ US

adjective more inauthentic · most inauthentic

Not authentic or genuine; spurious. But only in recent years, experts say, have they begun routinely disenrolling Indians deemed inauthentic members of a group.
Similar: unauthentic

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adj not authentic

Español	inauténtico

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@misc{inauthentic_2026,
  title = {inauthentic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inauthentic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}