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spuria

noun /ˈspjʊəɹɪə/

  1. Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution.

    The laſt will and teſtament of Grunnius, a Roman pig, publiſhed among Gruter’s Spuria, betrays not more evident marks of impoſition.

Where it comes from

From the Latin spuria, the nominative neuter plural form of spurius, whence spurious; compare trivia.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry spuria (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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