genuine

Definition

Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native

Etymology

From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Example Sentences

• "a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship"
• "[…] and before you could say 'scissors' that customer had forgotten all about the genuine article, and was out of the shop with the bijoutry."

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