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Word: Apocrypha
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apocrypha (scripta) ‘hidden (writings)’, from Greek apokruphos, from apokruptein ‘hide away’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒkrɪfə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture.
Short Definition:biblical writings not forming part of canon of Scripture
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