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Definition of: genuine
(jen′y·in) adjective
1. Of the original or true stock.
2. Authentic; of the authorship claimed.
3. Not spurious, adulterated, or counterfeit.
4. Not affected or hypocritical; frank; sincere; true. See synonyms under AUTHENTIC, HONEST, PURE. [<L genuinus innate]
—gen′u·ine·ly adverb
—gen′u·ine·ness noun
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