"genuine article" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: genuine articles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} genuine article (plural genuine articles)
  1. An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation. Synonyms: real thing, real deal, real McCoy, pure quill Related terms: whole package Translations (Translations): autentyk [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-genuine_article-en-noun-z-SCjQ6n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 80 20
  2. (by extension) the shit; the bomb. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-genuine_article-en-noun-JNMYq6gj

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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