"spurious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs/ [US], /ˈspʊ.ɹi.əs/ [US], /ˈspjɔ.ɹi.əs/ [US] Audio: en-us-spurious.ogg [US] Forms: more spurious [comparative], most spurious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹiəs Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”), possibly related to sperno or from Etruscan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|spurius|t=illegitimate, bastardly}} Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”), {{m|la|sperno}} sperno, {{der|en|ett|-}} Etruscan Head templates: {{en-adj}} spurious (comparative more spurious, superlative most spurious)
  1. False, not authentic, not genuine. Synonyms (false): counterfeit, fake, false, bogus Translations (false): vals (Afrikaans), πλαστός (plastós) (Ancient Greek), νόθος (nóthos) (Ancient Greek), фалши́в (falšív) (Bulgarian), espuri (Catalan), fals (Catalan), 虛假的 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚假的 (xūjiǎ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 偽造的 (Chinese Mandarin), 伪造的 (wěizào de) (Chinese Mandarin), vals (Dutch), võlts (Estonian), väärennetty (Finnish), väärä (Finnish), epäaito (Finnish), faux (French), trompeur (French), unecht (German), gefälscht (German), falsch (German), πλαστός (plastós) (Greek), κίβδηλος (kívdilos) (Greek), मिथ्या (mithyā) (Hindi), hamis (Hungarian), óekta (Icelandic), falskur (Icelandic), falsaður (Icelandic), tál- (Icelandic), fals- (Icelandic), palsu (Indonesian), tiruan (Indonesian), にせ物の (nisemono no) (alt: にせものの) (Japanese), 疑似の (giji no) (alt: ぎじの) (Japanese), 거짓의 (geojis-ui) (Korean), 속임수의 (sogimsu-ui) (Korean), 위조된 (wijo-doen) (Korean), reprobus (Latin), tipatipa (Maori), falsk (Norwegian), uekte (Norwegian), مجعول (maj'ul) (Persian), fałszywy (Polish), nieprawdziwy (Polish), nieautentyczny (Polish), podrobiony (Polish), espúrio (Portuguese), ло́жный (lóžnyj) (Russian), подде́льный (poddélʹnyj) (Russian), фальши́вый (falʹšívyj) (Russian), meallta (Scottish Gaelic), mealltach (Scottish Gaelic), espurio (Spanish), falso (Spanish), mentira (Spanish), falsk (Swedish), förfalskad (Swedish), oäkta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spurious-en-adj-0K14jR7P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 31 19 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 76 16 7 Disambiguation of 'false': 94 6 0 Disambiguation of 'false': 94 6 0
  2. Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted. Translations (extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted): herumirrend (German), beiläufig (German), ungewollt (German), nicht erwünscht (German)
    Sense id: en-spurious-en-adj-ZyzvNYg6 Disambiguation of 'extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted': 6 92 2
  3. (archaic) Bastardly, illegitimate. Tags: archaic Translations (illegitimate): νόθος (nóthos) (Ancient Greek), незаконнороден (nezakonnoroden) (Bulgarian), espuri (Catalan), bastard (Catalan), onwettelijk (Dutch), unehelich (German), νόθος (nóthos) [masculine] (Greek), óskilgetinn (Icelandic), espúrio (Portuguese), внебра́чный (vnebráčnyj) (Russian), незаконноро́жденный (nezakonnoróždennyj) (Russian), espurio (Spanish), ilegítimo (Spanish), oäkta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spurious-en-adj-c5QSZ6n8 Disambiguation of 'illegitimate': 3 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonspurious, spuriosity, spurious diphthong, spurious infection, spurious language, spuriously, spuriousness, unspurious Related terms: specious

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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"false\"",
      "word": "genuine"
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        "2": "LL.",
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        "3": "-"
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      "expansion": "Etruscan",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”), possibly related to sperno or from Etruscan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more spurious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most spurious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "pos": "adj",
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    }
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        {
          "text": "His argument was spurious and had no validity.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 July 19, Noah Kulwin, “Democrats Fail the Left, Once Again”, in Jewish Currents, archived from the original on 2023-04-26",
          "text": "[Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "False",
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "vals"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "falšív",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "фалши́в"
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          "sense": "false",
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "虛假的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xūjiǎ de",
          "sense": "false",
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wěizào de",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "伪造的"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "vals"
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "võlts"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "väärennetty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "väärä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "epäaito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "faux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "trompeur"
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "unecht"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "gefälscht"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "falsch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "plastós",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "πλαστός"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kívdilos",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "κίβδηλος"
        },
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "plastós",
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          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "nóthos",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "νόθος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "mithyā",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "मिथ्या"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "hamis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "óekta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "falskur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "falsaður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "tál-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "fals-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "palsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "tiruan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "alt": "にせものの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nisemono no",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "にせ物の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "alt": "ぎじの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "giji no",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "疑似の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geojis-ui",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "거짓의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sogimsu-ui",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "속임수의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "wijo-doen",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "위조된"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "reprobus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "tipatipa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "falsk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "uekte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "maj'ul",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "مجعول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "fałszywy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "nieprawdziwy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "nieautentyczny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "podrobiony"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "espúrio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lóžnyj",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "ло́жный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poddélʹnyj",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "подде́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "falʹšívyj",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "фальши́вый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "meallta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "mealltach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "espurio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "falso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "mentira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "falsk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "förfalskad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "false",
          "word": "oäkta"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Spurious emissions from the wireless mast were causing nearby electrical equipment to go haywire.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted."
      ],
      "id": "en-spurious-en-adj-ZyzvNYg6",
      "links": [
        [
          "Extraneous",
          "extraneous"
        ],
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          "stray",
          "stray"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 92 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
          "word": "herumirrend"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 92 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
          "word": "beiläufig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 92 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
          "word": "ungewollt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 92 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
          "word": "nicht erwünscht"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Bastardly, illegitimate."
      ],
      "id": "en-spurious-en-adj-c5QSZ6n8",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bastardly",
          "bastardly"
        ],
        [
          "illegitimate",
          "illegitimate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Bastardly, illegitimate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nezakonnoroden",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "незаконнороден"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "espuri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "bastard"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "onwettelijk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "unehelich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nóthos",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "νόθος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "nóthos",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "νόθος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "óskilgetinn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "espúrio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vnebráčnyj",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "внебра́чный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nezakonnoróždennyj",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "незаконноро́жденный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "espurio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "ilegítimo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 93",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "illegitimate",
          "word": "oäkta"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspʊ.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjɔ.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊəɹiəs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-spurious.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/En-us-spurious.ogg/En-us-spurious.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/En-us-spurious.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spurious"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"false\"",
      "word": "genuine"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"false\"",
      "word": "representative"
    }
  ],
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    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms borrowed from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Etruscan",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with collocations",
    "Rhymes:English/ʊəɹiəs",
    "Rhymes:English/ʊəɹiəs/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nonspurious"
    },
    {
      "word": "spuriosity"
    },
    {
      "word": "spurious diphthong"
    },
    {
      "word": "spurious infection"
    },
    {
      "word": "spurious language"
    },
    {
      "word": "spuriously"
    },
    {
      "word": "spuriousness"
    },
    {
      "word": "unspurious"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "spurius",
        "t": "illegitimate, bastardly"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "sperno"
      },
      "expansion": "sperno",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ett",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Etruscan",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”), possibly related to sperno or from Etruscan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more spurious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most spurious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spurious (comparative more spurious, superlative most spurious)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "specious"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His argument was spurious and had no validity.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 July 19, Noah Kulwin, “Democrats Fail the Left, Once Again”, in Jewish Currents, archived from the original on 2023-04-26",
          "text": "[Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "False, not authentic, not genuine."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "False",
          "false"
        ],
        [
          "authentic",
          "authentic"
        ],
        [
          "genuine",
          "genuine"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Spurious emissions from the wireless mast were causing nearby electrical equipment to go haywire.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Extraneous",
          "extraneous"
        ],
        [
          "stray",
          "stray"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bastardly, illegitimate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bastardly",
          "bastardly"
        ],
        [
          "illegitimate",
          "illegitimate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Bastardly, illegitimate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspʊ.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjɔ.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊəɹiəs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-spurious.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/En-us-spurious.ogg/En-us-spurious.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/En-us-spurious.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "counterfeit"
    },
    {
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "fake"
    },
    {
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "false"
    },
    {
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "bogus"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "vals"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "falšív",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "фалши́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "espuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "fals"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "虛假的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xūjiǎ de",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "虚假的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "偽造的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěizào de",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "伪造的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "vals"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "võlts"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "väärennetty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "väärä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "epäaito"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "faux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "trompeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "unecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "gefälscht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "falsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "plastós",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "πλαστός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kívdilos",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "κίβδηλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "plastós",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "πλαστός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "nóthos",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "νόθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mithyā",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "मिथ्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "hamis"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "óekta"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "falskur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "falsaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "tál-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "fals-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "palsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "tiruan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にせものの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nisemono no",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "にせ物の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎじの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "giji no",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "疑似の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geojis-ui",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "거짓의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sogimsu-ui",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "속임수의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wijo-doen",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "위조된"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "reprobus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "tipatipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "falsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "uekte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "maj'ul",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "مجعول"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "fałszywy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "nieprawdziwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "nieautentyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "podrobiony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "espúrio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lóžnyj",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "ло́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poddélʹnyj",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "подде́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "falʹšívyj",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "фальши́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "meallta"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "mealltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "espurio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "falso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "mentira"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "falsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "förfalskad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "false",
      "word": "oäkta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
      "word": "herumirrend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
      "word": "beiläufig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
      "word": "ungewollt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted",
      "word": "nicht erwünscht"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nezakonnoroden",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "незаконнороден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "espuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "bastard"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "onwettelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "unehelich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nóthos",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "νόθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "nóthos",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "νόθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "óskilgetinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "espúrio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnebráčnyj",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "внебра́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nezakonnoróždennyj",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "незаконноро́жденный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "espurio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "ilegítimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "illegitimate",
      "word": "oäkta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spurious"
}

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