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Definition of: spurious
(spyr′ē·əs) adjective
1. Not proceeding from the source pretended; not genuine; false.
2. Illegitimate.
3. Apparent, but not real; resembling in appearance but not in structure: a spurious fruit. See synonyms under COUNTERFEIT, FACTITIOUS. [<L spurius]
—spu′ri·ous·ly adverb
—spu′ri·ous·ness noun
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