genuine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 2 German 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin genuinus (“‘innate, native, natural’”), from gignere, from Old Latin genere (“‘to beget, produce’”); see genus; or genu (“‘knee’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: jěnyo͞oĭn
• IPA: /ʤɛnjuːɪn̩/, IPA: /ʤɛnjuːaɪn̩/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɛnjuːɪn̩ or Rhymes: -ɛnjuːaɪn̩

[edit] Adjective

genuine (comparative more genuine, superlative most genuine)

1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.

   a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials

[edit] Synonyms

• authentic
• real
• natural
• true
• See also Wikisaurus:genuine

[edit] Antonyms

• fake
• ingenuine

[edit] Related terms

• genus

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• genuine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• genuine in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˌgenuːˈiːnɐ
• Hyphenation: ge‧nu‧i‧ne

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genuine

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

genuine f.

1. Feminine plural form of genuino