Etymology

spuria

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Today it means: Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution. Full definition →

Latin spuria
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  1. Latin · derived fromspuria
  2. English todayspuria

From the Latin spuria, the nominative neuter plural form of spurius, whence spurious; compare trivia.

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