"genuine fake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: genuine fakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} genuine fake (plural genuine fakes)
  1. An imitation of a (usually) valuable object that is so good that it is, to all intents and purposes, identical.
    Sense id: en-genuine_fake-en-noun-cVURLx0c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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