genuine
Etymology
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Etymology
From Latin genuīnus, from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation- enPR: jěnʹyo͞oĭn', jĕnʹyo͞oīn' IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌaɪn/
genuine
- Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
- a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship
- (British dialectal) lubish
- true
- uncounterfeited
- See also Thesaurus:genuine
- French: authentique
- German: echt, original, genuin
- Italian: genuino
- Portuguese: genuíno, autêntico, legítimo
- Russian: по́длинный
- Spanish: genuino, auténtico, legítimo, verdadero
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