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Definition apocryphal

Etymology

From Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”, thus “(books) of unknown authorship”), from ??? (apó, “from”) + ?????? (krúpt?, “I hide”). Properly plural (the singular would be apocryphon), but commonly treated as a collective singular. “Apocryphal” meaning “of doubtful authenticity” is first attested in English in 1590.

Adjective

apocryphal (comparative more apocryphal, superlative most apocryphal)

1. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
2. (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. [from 1590s]
3. (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.

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