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πλαστός — meaning in English

plastos

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English meaning

  • counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  • factitious adj Created by humans; artificial.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • invented adj Made up; not real or factual.
  • spurious adj False or not genuine, despite appearing real.

Senses

πλαστός is used for these senses in English:

  • counterfeit False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
  • factitious Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
  • false Spurious, artificial.
  • invented fictional, made up, imaginary.
  • 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.

factitious — full definition

  1. adj Created by humans; artificial.
  2. adj Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.

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