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DOUBTFUL AUTHENTICITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Publication and Bookselling
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A work which is of doubtful authenticity or authorship.

OBS

The word apocryphal comes from the Apocrypha, fourteen "additional" books of the Old Testament rejected by Jews and Protestants because of the documents' doubtful origin. Apocryphal is now applied to anything, especially stories or reports of questionable authenticity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Édition et librairie
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Qui n'est pas authentique, d'origine douteuse.

CONT

Testament, document apocryphe.

Spanish

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