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κίβδηλος — meaning in English

kivdilos

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English meaning

  • counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • spurious adj False or not genuine, despite appearing real.

Senses

κίβδηλος is used for these senses in English:

  • counterfeit False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
  • false Spurious, artificial.
  • spurious False, not authentic, not genuine.

counterfeit — full definition

  1. adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  2. noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
  3. verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.

false — full definition

  1. adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  2. adjective Not genuine or real; artificial.
  3. adjective Disloyal or deceitful.
  4. adjective Representing a negative or "no" value in logic or computing.

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