"spuriosity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /spjʊə.ɹiˈɒ.sə.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /spjʊ.ɹiˈɑ.sə.ti/ [General-American], /spʊ-/ [General-American], /spjɔ-/ [General-American], /-ɾi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spuriosity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spuriosities [plural]
Etymology: spurious + -osity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spurious|osity}} spurious + -osity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spuriosity (countable and uncountable, plural spuriosities)
  1. (rare) Spuriousness. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms: falsity, inauthenticity
    Sense id: en-spuriosity-en-noun-vWAm~Q2r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -osity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -osity: 90 10
  2. (rare) That which is spurious; something false or illegitimate. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spuriosity-en-noun-cA4zkbue
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spurious, spuriously, spuriousness

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