genuine
to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
Other meanings
Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated.
“a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship”
Related words
- genuine article
- genuine fake
- genuine issue of material fact
- genuinely
- genuineness
- genuine number eleven
- nongenuine
- ungenuine
Word history
From Latin "genuīnus" (innate, native, natural).
Where this comes from
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