spuria
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spuria
- /ˈspjʊəɹɪə/ UK
Rhymes with -ʊəɹɪə
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From the Latin spuria, the nominative neuter plural form of spurius, whence spurious; compare trivia.
noun
- Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution. The laſt will and teſtament of Grunnius, a Roman pig, publiſhed among Gruter’s Spuria, betrays not more evident marks of impoſition.
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