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Word: Apocryphal
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒkrɪfl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
Short Definition:of doubtful authenticity
Examples:- there is an apocryphal story about a disgraced rock star who ended up in bankruptcy court
- many remarks were attributed to him, most of them probably apocryphal
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