see|Apocryphal
was wotd|2007|October|10
English

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/��p�krɪf�l/|/��p�kr�f�l/
a|US IPA|/��p��krɪf�l/|/��p��kr�f�l/
audio|en-us-apocryphal.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of doubtful authenticity.

#: Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal.

1. Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; in the nature of an urban legend.

Related terms
Apocrypha
apocryphalist
apocryphally
apocryphalness

Translations
trans-top|of doubtful authenticity
Chinese: ���
Croatian: t-|hr|apokrifan
Dutch: t+|nl|apocrief
Finnish: t-|fi|apokryfinen
French: t+|fr|apocryphe
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German: t-|de|unecht
Portuguese: t+|pt|apócrifo
Japanese: �������, ���
trans-bottom

trans-top|of dubious veracity; urban legend
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fr:apocryphal
io:apocryphal
no:apocryphal
te:apocryphal
vi:apocryphal

• 2007-12-22 02:31 - Tbot - added t for nl, fr, pt

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